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Origin and Etymology of bound
Middle English boun, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa to dwell, prepare; akin to Old High German būan to dwell — more at bower
Definition of bound
1 a
: a limiting line : boundary
—usually used in plural
- The ball landed out of bounds.
b
: something that limits or restrains
- beyond the bounds of decency
- police officers overstepping their bound
3
mathematics
: a number greater than or equal to every number in a set (such as the range of a function);
also
: a number less than or equal to every number in a set
Origin and Etymology of bound
Middle English, from Anglo-French bounde, bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina
Definition of bound
transitive verb
1
: to set limits to : confine
- art … is always greater than the rules with which we may attempt to bound it
- —C. S. Kilby
3
: to name the boundaries of
- Students were asked to bound their state.
Origin and Etymology of bound
Definition of bound
1
: placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged
- duty-bound
2 a
: fastened by or as if by a band : confined
- desk-bound
b
: very likely : sure
- bound to rain soon
3
: made costive (see costive 1a) : constipated
4
of a book
: secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue
- leather-bound
5
: determined, resolved
- was bound and determined to have his way
6
: held in chemical or physical combination
7
: always occurring in combination with another linguistic form
- un- in unknown and -er in speaker are bound forms
Origin and Etymology of bound
Middle English bounden, from past participle of binden to bind
Origin and Etymology of bound
Middle French bond, from bondir to leap, from Vulgar Latin *bombitire to hum, from Latin bombus deep hollow sound — more at 1bomb
Origin and Etymology of bound
BOUND Defined for Kids
Headscratcher for bound
If you are bound, you might be going somewhere, or you might be tied down and unable to go anywhere at all!
Definition of bound for Students
1
: tied or fastened with or as if with bands
2
: required by law or duty
bound by honor
3
: under the control of something
- bound by the spell
4
: covered with binding
- a bound book
5
: firmly determined
6
: very likely : certain
- It is bound to rain.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of bound
1
: made costive : constipated
2
: held in chemical or physical combination
- bound water in a molecule
Law Dictionary
legal Definition of bound
1
: boundary
—usually used in pl.
- metes and bounds
2
: something that limits or restrains
- within the bounds of the law
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