adjective, verb, noun-see also BIND, BOUND, BOUNDv.
adjective [notbeforenoun]
1 ~ to do / be sth certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth:
There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. * It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow. * You've done so much work-you're bound to pass the exam. * It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it). * You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's understandable).
2 ~ (by sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for bound is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does bound appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — bound appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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