bound
part of speech
adjective (bound, not compared); verb (bound, bounds, bounded, bounding); noun (a bound, bounds); also the past form of «bind»
meaning for a pupil
1) Certain to happen: if something is bound to happen, it will almost surely happen. tree →
2) Tied up with rope or string so it cannot move. tree →
3) Going towards a place: a train bound for Leeds is travelling to Leeds. tree →
4) To bound is to jump or run with big springy leaps. tree →
5) A bound is one big jump. tree →
6) Bounds are the edges or limits of an area; «out of bounds» means a place you are not allowed to go. tree →
7) (formal) Obliged by a rule, law or promise: «bound by the rules». tree →
8) Of a book: having covers fastened on. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah "bound" mostly means tied, or made to keep a vow or promise. In the later books it also means held in chains or fetters, or a sin that is "bound up," kept in store for judgment. Interpretation: Tradition reads "bound her soul" as taking a serious promise on herself that can be released only by the rules the Torah sets. Hosea's saying that Ephraim's sin is "bound up" is read as meaning it is stored for the day of reckoning. In the primary lessons: In stories «bound to» tells the reader something is very likely: «He was bound to get caught». In safety talk «out of bounds» marks places pupils must not enter, like the roof or the car park. In maths «upper bound» and «lower bound» are the largest and smallest a value can be. Animals «bound» across fields in nature stories. Phrases: bound to, out of bounds, homeward bound, bound up in, by leaps and bounds, duty bound.
examples
- And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean. (Torah NUM.19.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if a woman vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, (Torah NUM.30.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. (Torah EXO.12.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath bound the waters in his garment? (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; (Writings JOB.36.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store. (Prophets HOS.13.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- It was bound to rain on sports day. tree →
- The dog bounded across the park to meet us. tree →
- The kidnapped prince was bound with ropes. tree →
- This bus is bound for the city centre. tree →
- The kangaroo cleared the fence in a single bound. tree →
- The old quarry is out of bounds to all pupils. tree →
- Your reading has improved by leaps and bounds. tree →
- Members are bound by the club rules. tree →
- The answer lies between a lower bound of 10 and an upper bound of 20. tree →
- With one bound, he leaped aboard. tree →
note
«Bound» is also the past of «bind» (bind, bound, bound). «Bound to» + verb means «certain to», not «tied to». «-bound» at the end of a word can mean «stuck» (housebound, snowbound) or «heading» (northbound). Do not confuse with «bounce». In maths an upper bound means the true number cannot be bigger than it.
In the corpora
- And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
- And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean.
- And if a woman vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,
- None deemeth of thy wound that it may be bound up; thou hast no healing medicines.
- Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bound» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.