The meaning of BOUND is fastened by or as if by a band : confined —often used in combination. How to use bound in a sentence.

BOUND definition: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.

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 …

To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound.

If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists.

verb uk / baʊnd / us bound across/down/into, etc to move quickly with large steps or jumps:

The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions. The judge who presided over the trial told the panel's members they were not bound to accept that ruling.

5 days ago · After 30 years, outdoors show ‘Minnesota Bound’ moving networks The show, originally hosted by Ron Schara and his dog Raven, will now air at 11 p.m. Sundays on channel 5.

BOUND definition: simple past tense and past participle of bind. See examples of bound used in a sentence.

Having a strong and obligatory connection or relationship to something or someone. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the adjective bound.