Idioms for bound
- inseparably connected with.
- devoted or attached to: She is bound up in her teaching.
bound up in/with,
Origin of bound
1
past participle and past tense of
bind
OTHER WORDS FROM bound
bound·ness, nounWords nearby bound
Definition for bound (2 of 7)
bound
2
[ bound ]
/ baʊnd /
verb (used without object)
to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring: The colt bounded through the meadow.
to rebound, as a ball; bounce: The ball bounded against the wall.
noun
a leap onward or upward; jump.
a rebound; bounce.
Origin of bound
2
1545–55; < Middle French
bond a leap,
bondir to leap, orig. resound ≪ Vulgar Latin
*bombitīre for
*bombitāre to buzz, whiz (Latin
bomb(us) (see
bomb) +
-it- intensive suffix +
-ā- thematic vowel +
-re infinitive suffix)
OTHER WORDS FROM bound
bound·ing·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bound
bind boundDefinition for bound (3 of 7)
bound
3
[ bound ]
/ baʊnd /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to abut.
Origin of bound
3
1175–1225; Middle English
bounde < Anglo-French; Old French
bone, bonde, variant of
bodne < Medieval Latin
budina, of uncertain origin; cf.
bourn2
OTHER WORDS FROM bound
bound·a·ble, adjectiveDefinition for bound (4 of 7)
bound
4
[ bound ]
/ baʊnd /
adjective
going or intending to go; on the way to; destined (usually followed by for): The train is bound for Denver.
Archaic.
prepared; ready.
Origin of bound
4
1150–1200; Middle English
b(o)un ready < Old Norse
būinn, past participle of
būa to get ready
Definition for bound (5 of 7)
Origin of bind
before 1000; Middle English
binden (v.), Old English
bindan; cognate with Old High German
bintan, Old Norse
binda, Gothic
bindan, Sanskrit
bandhati (he) binds
SYNONYMS FOR bind
OTHER WORDS FROM bind
bind·a·ble, adjective mis·bind, verb, mis·bound, mis·bind·ing. re·bind, verb, re·bound, re·bind·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bind
bind boundDefinition for bound (6 of 7)
Definition for bound (7 of 7)
Example sentences from the Web for bound
British Dictionary definitions for bound (1 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for bound (2 of 5)
bound
2
/ (baʊnd) /
verb
to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps
to bounce; spring away from an impact
noun
a jump upwards or forwards
by leaps and bounds
with unexpectedly rapid progess
her condition improved by leaps and bounds
a sudden pronounced sense of excitement
his heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her
a bounce, as of a ball
Word Origin for bound
C16: from Old French
bond a leap, from
bondir to jump, resound, from Vulgar Latin
bombitīre (unattested) to buzz, hum, from Latin
bombus booming sound
British Dictionary definitions for bound (3 of 5)
bound
3
/ (baʊnd) /
verb
(tr)
to place restrictions on; limit
(when intr, foll by on)
to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc)
noun
maths
- a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound), or less than all its members (a lower bound)See also bounded (def. 1)
- more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset
- whence, an estimate of the extent of some set
See bounds
Word Origin for bound
C13: from Old French
bonde, from Medieval Latin
bodina, of Gaulish origin
British Dictionary definitions for bound (4 of 5)
bound
4
/ (baʊnd) /
adjective
- (postpositive, often foll by for) going or intending to go towards; on the way toa ship bound for Jamaica; homeward bound
- (in combination)northbound traffic
Word Origin for bound
C13: from Old Norse
buinn, past participle of
būa to prepare
British Dictionary definitions for bound (5 of 5)
bind
/ (baɪnd) /
verb binds, binding or bound
noun
See also
bind over
Word Origin for bind
Old English
bindan; related to Old Norse
binda, Old High German
bintan, Latin
offendix
band ², Sanskrit
badhnāti he binds
Scientific definitions for bound
bind
[ bīnd ]
To combine with, form a bond with, or be taken up by a chemical or chemical structure. An enzyme, for example, is structured in such a way as to be able to bind with its substrate.
Idioms and Phrases with bound (1 of 2)
bound
Idioms and Phrases with bound (2 of 2)
bind