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. Confined by bonds; tied: bound hostages. 2. Being under legal or moral obligation: bound by my promise. 3. Equipped with a cover or binding: bound volumes. 4. Predetermined; certain: …

to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively): We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws. Law to put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as …

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.

Dec 21, 2025 · (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier. (dated) Constipated; costive. Confined or restricted to a certain place. Unable to move in certain …

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.

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

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 …