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bound

/ˈbaʊnd/

An illustration for bound

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)

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