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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.

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.

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.

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: We're …

If you say that something is bound to happen or be true, you feel confident and certain of it, although you have no definite knowledge or evidence.

Definition of bound adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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 a witness …

Jan 20, 2026 · bound (third-person singular simple present bounds, present participle bounding, simple past and past participle bounded) (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to …

(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory. I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on. Somewhere within …