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bound1 vb the past tense and past participle of bind adj 1. in bonds or chains; tied with or as if with a rope a bound prisoner 2. (in combination) restricted; confined housebound fogbound 3. (postpositive, foll by an infinitive) destined; sure; certain it's bound to happen 4. (postpositive, often foll by by) compelled or obliged to act, behave, or think in a particular way, as by duty, circumstance, or convention 5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of a book) secured within a cover or binding to deliver bound books See also half-bound 6. (postpositive, foll by on) US resolved; determined bound on winning 7. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Linguistics a. denoting a morpheme, such as the prefix non-, that occurs only as part of another word and not as a separate word in itself Compare free [21] b. (in systemic grammar) denoting a clause that has a nonfinite predicator or that is introduced by a binder, and that occurs only together with a freestanding clause 8. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a variable) occurring within the scope of a quantifier that indicates the degree of generality of the open sentence in which the variable occurs: in (x) (Fx → bxy), x is bound and y is free Compare free [22] bound up with closely or inextricably linked with his irritability is bound up with his work I'll be bound I am sure (something) is true bound2 vb 1. to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps 2. to bounce; spring away from an impact n 1. a jump upwards or forwards by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progess her condition improved by leaps and bounds 3. a sudden pronounced sense of excitement his heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her 4. a bounce, as of a ball [from Old French bond a leap, from bondir to jump, resound, from Vulgar Latin bombitīre (unattested) to buzz, hum, from Latin bombus booming sound] bound3 vb 1. (tr) to place restrictions on; limit 2. (when intr, foll by on) to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc.) n 1. (Mathematics) Maths a. 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 [1] b. more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset c. whence, an estimate of the extent of some set 2. See bounds [from Old French bonde, from Medieval Latin bodina, of Gaulish origin] bound4 adj a. (postpositive, often foll by for) going or intending to go towards; on the way to a ship bound for Jamaica homeward bound b. (in combination) northbound traffic [from Old Norse buinn, past participle of būa to prepare] 1. In land warfare, a single movement, usually from cover to cover, made by troops often under enemy fire. 2. (DOD only) Distance covered in one movement by a unit that is advancing by bounds. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
bound1 adjective 1. compelled, obliged, forced, committed, pledged, constrained, obligated, beholden, duty-bound All members are bound by an oath of secrecy. 2. tied, fixed, secured, attached, lashed, tied up, fastened, trussed, pinioned, made fast Her arms were bound to her sides. 3. certain, sure, fated, doomed, destined, very likely There are bound to be price increases next year. 4. (with for) going to, travelling to, flying to, on its way to, sailing to The ship was bound for Italy. bound up with connected with, linked to, attached to, dependent on, united with, tied up with, reliant on My fate was bound up with hers. bound2 verb bound3 verb Translations bound1 [baʊnd] A. N bounds (= limits) → límite msing out of bounds → zona f prohibida it's out of bounds to civilians → los civiles tienen la entrada prohibida to put a place out of bounds → prohibir la entrada a un lugar his ambition knows no bounds → su ambición no tiene límites to set bounds to one's ambitions → poner límites a sus ambiciones to keep sth within bounds → tener algo a raya it is within the bounds of possibility → cabe dentro de los límites de lo posible B. VT (gen passive) → limitar, rodear a field bounded by woods → un campo rodeado de bosque on one side it is bounded by the park → por un lado limita or linda con el parque bound2 [baʊnd] B. VI [person, animal] → saltar; [ball] → (re)botar to bound forward → avanzar a saltos he bounded out of bed → se levantó de la cama de un salto his heart bounded with joy → su corazón daba brincos de alegría C. VT → saltar por encima de bound3 [baʊnd] A. PT & PP of bind B. ADJ 1. (= tied) [prisoner] → atado bound hand and foot → atado de pies y manos the problems are bound together → existe una estrecha relación entre los problemas they are bound up in each other → están absortos el uno en el otro he's bound up in his work → está muy absorbido por su trabajo to be bound up with sth → estar estrechamente ligado a algo 2. (= sure) to be bound to: we are bound to win → seguro que ganamos, estamos seguros de ganar he's bound to come → es seguro que vendrá, no puede dejar de venir it's bound to happen → tiene forzosamente que ocurrir they'll regret it, I'll be bound → se arrepentirán de ello, estoy seguro 3. (= obliged) → obligado he's bound to do it → tiene que hacerlo you're not bound to go → no estás obligado a ir I'm bound to say that → me siento obligado a decir que ..., siento el deber de decir que ... I feel bound to tell you that → me veo en la necesidad de decirte que ... I feel bound to him by gratitude → la gratitud hace que me sienta en deuda con él to be bound by contract to sb → tener obligaciones contractuales con algn see also honour bound4 [baʊnd] ADJ where are you bound (for)? → ¿adónde se dirige usted? bound for [train, plane] → con destino a; [ship, person] → con rumbo a he's bound for London → se dirige a Londres see also homeward bound [ˈbaʊnd] pt pp of bind n (= limit) → limite f to know no bounds → être sans limite it is not beyond the bounds of possibility (= not impossible) → ce n'est pas impossible to be out of bounds [place] → être interdit d'accès (= leap) → bond m vt (= border) → borner adj to be bound to do sth (= obliged) → être obligé(e) de faire qch, avoir l'obligation de faire qch I am bound to say (that) ... → force est de constater que ... bound by (law, regulation) → tenu(e) par bound for [+ place] → à destination de to be bound up with sth (= closely linked to) → être lié(e) à qch to be bound up in sth [money] → être immobilisé dans qch bound1 n usu pl (lit, fig) → Grenze f; to keep within bounds → innerhalb der Grenzen bleiben; to keep within the bounds of propriety → den Anstand wahren, im Rahmen bleiben; within the bounds of probability → im Bereich des Wahrscheinlichen; his ambition knows no bounds → sein Ehrgeiz kennt keine Grenzen; the bar is out of bounds → das Betreten des Lokals ist verboten; this part of town is out of bounds → dieser Stadtteil ist Sperrzone bound2 vi → springen; (rabbit) → hoppeln; to bound in/away/back → herein-/weg-/zurückspringen; the dog came bounding up → der Hund kam angesprungen bound3 pret, ptp of bind adj (= sure) to be bound to do something → etw bestimmt tun; but then of course he’s bound to say that → das muss er ja sagen; it’s bound to happen → das muss so kommen (= obliged) person → verpflichtet; (by contract, word, promise) → gebunden; but I’m bound to say … (inf) → aber ich muss schon sagen …; if you say X then you’re bound to say that … → wenn Sie X behaupten, müssen Sie zwangsläufig sagen, dass …; I’m not bound to agree → ich muss nicht zwangsläufig zustimmen ? honour bound4 adj pred to be bound for London (= heading for) → auf dem Weg nach London sein, nach London unterwegs sein; (= about to start, ship, plane, lorry etc) → nach London gehen; (person) → nach London reisen wollen; the plane/all passengers bound for London will … → das Flugzeug/alle Passagiere nach London wird/werden …; where are you bound for? → wohin geht die Reise?, wohin wollen Sie?; we were northward-/California-bound → wir waren nach Norden/Kalifornien unterwegs ? homeward bound1 [baʊnd] 1. pt, pp of bind 2. adj b. (book) → rilegato/a c. (certain) he's bound to say yes → vedrai che dirà di sì he's bound to fail → sicuramente fallirà it was bound to happen → doveva succedere, era da prevedersi bound1 [baʊnd] 1. pt, pp of bind 2. adj b. (book) → rilegato/a c. (certain) he's bound to say yes → vedrai che dirà di sì he's bound to fail → sicuramente fallirà it was bound to happen → doveva succedere, era da prevedersi bound2 [baʊnd] adj (destined) bound for (person, train, ship) → diretto/a a, in viaggio per; (parcel) → indirizzato/a a, diretto/a a where are you bound (for)? → dove sei diretto? California bound → diretto/a in California westbound traffic → traffico diretto verso ovest bound2 [baʊnd] adj (destined) bound for (person, train, ship) → diretto/a a, in viaggio per; (parcel) → indirizzato/a a, diretto/a a where are you bound (for)? → dove sei diretto? California bound → diretto/a in California westbound traffic → traffico diretto verso ovest bound3 [baʊnd] 2. vi (person, animal) → saltare, balzare he bounded out of bed → è saltato fuori or è balzato giù dal letto his heart bounded with joy → il cuore gli balzò in petto dalla gioia bound3 [baʊnd] 2. vi (person, animal) → saltare, balzare he bounded out of bed → è saltato fuori or è balzato giù dal letto his heart bounded with joy → il cuore gli balzò in petto dalla gioia bound4 [baʊnd] vt bounded by → limitato/a da bound4 [baʊnd] vt bounded by → limitato/a da bound2 as part of a word bound [baund] going in a particular direction westbound traffic. مُتَّجِه إلى отиващ в определена посока směrem na på vej til; med kurs mod bestimmt με κατεύθυνση προς (ως β΄ συνθ.) en dirección a, hacia suunduv عازم؛ روانه matkalla määrättyyn suuntaan vers, à destination de לַנוּע בְּכִיווּן किसी विशेष दिशा में जाना koji ima odredište -irányú - á (vestur)leið verso, diretto a ~行きの ...을 향하여 judantis (kuria nors) kryptimi virzienā uz menuju in... richting med kurs for w kierunku em direcção a spre, cu destinaţia направляющийся в таком-то направлении smerom na proti, v smeri usmeren ka destinerad, -gående ตรงไปยัง ...-e giden, gitmekte olan …往特定方向的 прямуючий کسی مخصوص سمت کی جانب گامزن hướng về 到...去的 bound for on the way to bound for Africa. op pad na في طَريقِه إلى на път за směřovat do på vej til unterwegs nach κατευθυνόμενος προς, με προορισμό con destino a teel (kuhugi) روانه matkalla en route pour פָּנִיו מְיוֹעָדִים ל किसी विशेष दिशा में जाना namijenjen vhova tartó menuju á leiðinni til diretto a ~行きの ...행 keliaujantis į ceļā uz menghala ke op weg naar bestemt for, på vei til w drodze do a caminho de în drum spre направляющийся в mať namierené do na poti proti usmeren på väg till มุ่งหน้าไป ...-e giden, gitmekte olan 開往... такий, що прямує до روانہ ہونے والا đi về hướng 开往...的 bound to 1 certain to He's bound to notice your mistake. verplig متأكد، مُأكد несъмнен přesvědčený helt sikkert zwangsläufig σίγουρα, χωρίς αμφιβολία ser seguro que kindlasti ملزم؛ متعهد on väistämätöntä, että forcé de לָבֵטָח, בְּוַודָאוּת निश्चित रूप से predodređen biztos pasti hljóta destinato a 確かに~するはずで ...하게 되어 있다 tikrai noteikti pasti zeker forutbestemt til, dømt til z pewnością certo trebuie (ca) să непременный presvedčený biti primoran siguran säkert, utan tvivel มีแนวโน้มว่าจะ ...-eceği belli, muhakkak 必定的 налаштований یقیناً chắc chắn 必定的 2 obliged to I felt bound to mention it. verplig om مُلْتَزِم задължен povinen, nucen forpligtet sich verpflichtet fühlen υποχρεωμένος estar obligado kohustatud مجبور tuntea velvollisuudekseen obligé de/à מְחוּיָב वचनबद्ध obvezan köteles berkewajiban skuldbundinn, verða að obbligato a ~する義務がある ...할 의무가 있다 privalantis noteikti; izjust kā vajadzību kaut ko izdarīt wajib verplicht forpliktet til zobowiązany obrigado a obligat să обязанный nútený prisiljen obavezan tvungen เหมือนถูกบังคับให้ zorunlu, yükümlü 有義務的 зобов'язаний; змушений مجبور phải làm điều gì đó 有义务的 see also -bound under bind . bound3 n bound [baund] (usually in plural) limits of some kind beyond the bounds of coincidence. perke حُدود، نِطاق граници hranice grænse die Grenze όρια límite piir محدوده raja limite מִגבָּלוֹת सीमा-रेखा granica határ batas mörk limite 範囲 한계 riba robeža; ierobežojums batasan grens grense granica limites limită предел, ограничение hranice meja granica gräns[] ข้อกำหนด sınır, hudut, limit 範圍 обмеження حدو ، پابندیان giới hạn 范围 adj boundless having no limit boundless energy. onbeperk لا حَدَّ له، لا نِهايَةَ له безграничен bezmezný grænseløs grenzenlos απεριόριστος sin límites, ilimitado piiritu بی اندازه rajaton illimité לְלֹא גבוּל असीम, अनन्त, अमित, निरवधि bezgraničan határtalan tanpa batas takmarkalaus illimitato 限りない 무한한 beribis bezgalīgs; neierobežots tiada batasan grenzeloos grenseløs bezgraniczny ilimitado nelimitat безграничный bezhraničný brezmejen bezgraničan gränslös ไม่มีที่สิ้นสุด sınırsız, bitip tükenmeyen 無邊際的 безмежний بے پایاں ، بے حد ، بے انتہا vô hạn 无边际的 out of bounds outside the permitted area or limits The cinema was out of bounds for the boys from the local boarding-school. buite perke, verbied مِحْظور الدُّخول إليها извън границите на zakázaný forbudt område außerhalb der Bereichs απαγορευμένος, εκτός επιτρεπόμενων ορίων zona prohibida väljaspool lubatud piire خارج kielletty alue interdit (à) מִחוּץ לַגבוּל सीमा-रेखा izvan dopuštenih granica tiltott terlarang á bannsvæði vietato, proibito (立入) 禁止の 제한 영역 밖의 už leidžiamų ribų ārpus atļautajām robežām kawasan larangan verboden terrein forbudt område zakazany teren fora dos limites interzis вход запрещён neprístupný prepovedan zabranjena zona förbjudet område ห้ามเข้า girilmesi yasak 在容許範圍或限制之外 закритий ممنوع الدخول bị cấm 限制之外的 bound4 n bound [baund] a spring; a leap He reached me in one bound. sprong قَفْزَه скок skok spring der Sprung πήδημα, άλμα salto hüpe جهش hyppy bond דִּילוּג, קפִיצָה छलांग skok ugrás lompatan stökk balzo はねること 도약 šuolis lēciens satu lompatan sprong hopp, sprang skok pulo săritură прыжок skok skok skok skutt, hopp, språng การกระโดด atlama, sıçrama 跳躍 стрибок چھلانگ ، sự nhảy lên 跳动 v to move in this way The dog bounded over eagerly to where I was sitting. spring يَقْفِزُ، يَثِبُ، يَتَّجِه подскачам skákat springe springen (ανα)πηδώ dar saltos, brincar kargama جست و خیز کردن hyppiä bondir לִקְפוֹץ, לְנָתֵר कुलांचे मारना, उछलना skakati ugrik melompat stökkva, hlaupa balzare はずむ 뛰어오르다 šuoliuoti lēkt; lēkšot menuju springen springe, hoppe, sprette posuwać się skokami, skakać pular a sări, a sălta прыгать skákať skočiti skočiti skutta, hoppa, studsa กระโดด atlamak, sıçramak 跳躍 стрибати, скакати اچھل کر یا چھلانگ لگا کر جانا nhảy lên 跳跃 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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They had been seen on the Tower Wharf that morning, embarking on board the steamer bound for Rotterdam. The village was preparing for the feast, while in a hut at one side of the scene of the coming orgy the bound victim of their bestial appetites lay waiting for the end. He lay on his side, the cords that bound his legs so tight as to bite into his tender flesh and shut off the circulation. |
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