Meaning

simple past and past participle of bind.

Definitions by Sense

1. simple past and past participle of bind
2. (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
3. (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
4. (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
5. (dated) Constipated; costive.
6. (in combination) Confined or restricted to a certain place.
7. (in combination) Unable to move in certain conditions.
8. (obsolete) Ready, prepared.

Example Sentences

I bound the splint to my leg.

I had bound the splint with duct tape.

The maidens have bound silver snoods about their hair, with gold spangles, and pendent flames (Flammen), that is, sparkling hair-drops : but of their mother's headgear who shall speak?

“[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]”

You are not legally bound to reply.

Well, it isn't for me to say. I'm an employee of the firm and bound to stand by it.

Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.

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Word Forms

• bownd
• more bound
• most bound
• bounds
• bounding
• bounded

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When Should You Use Bound?

Use bound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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