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.

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: …

3 days ago · (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier. (dated) Constipated; costive. Confined or restricted to a certain place. Unable to move in certain conditions.

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 …

(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. …

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bound, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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

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.