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[baʊnd] adj I
1) bound to do sth something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen
If you have problems at home, it's bound to affect your work.[/ex]
2) bound to do sth used for saying that you must do something or you should do something
We felt bound to tell her that her son had been taking drugs.[/ex]
•
bound for sth — travelling towards a place[/ex]
a taxi bound for Heathrow airport[/ex]
II
verb [I]
bound [baʊnd]
to run or jump with large steps
•
be bounded by sth — formal if an area is bounded by something such as a fence, the fence goes around the edge of the area[/ex]
III
noun
bound [baʊnd]
1) bounds
[plural] limits that affect and control what can happen or what people are able to do
A win is not beyond the bounds of possibility.[/ex]
2) [C] literary
a long or high jump
•
out of bounds — 1) if a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there; 2) if a subject is out of bounds, you are not allowed to talk about it or know about it[/ex]
See:
leap II
IV bound the past tense and past participle of bind

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