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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
bound
/ˈbaʊnd/
verb1 of 3
to go to a specified place; to jump
- “Because of the contract, he is bound to deliver them.”Tatoeba
- “We are bound to each other by a close friendship.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
adjective2 of 3
(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
noun3 of 3
A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)