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bound

/ˈbaʊ̯nd/ verb

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In Latin: terminō Wiktionary

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  1. simple past and past participle of bind
    I bound the splint to my leg.

adjective

  1. Obliged (to).
    You are not legally bound to reply.
  2. That cannot stand alone as a free word.
  3. Constrained by a quantifier.

adjective

  1. Ready, prepared.
  2. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
    Which way are you bound? —I'm already homeward bound.
  3. Very likely (to), certain to
    They were bound to come into conflict eventually.

noun

  1. A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
    I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
  2. A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

Origin

From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ȝebunden (past participle), from Old English bund- and bunden, ġebunden respectively. See bind.

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