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bounds

/baʊndz/

boundverb

bounds

bounded

Past Simple

bounded

Past Participle

bounding

Gerund

/baʊnd/

Intransitive sense “to leap, spring” and transitive sense “to form the boundary of” with regular inflection (bounds, bounded, bounding).

Definitions

To move quickly by leaping or springing.

The kangaroo bounded across the plain.

To set the limits of; to form the boundary of.

The estate is bounded on the north by a stone wall.

boundnoun

bounds

/baʊnd/

Translations

граница

The river forms the bound between the two countries.

Река образует границу между двумя странами.

прыжок

The deer made a bound over the fence.

Олень совершил прыжок через забор.

предел

There is a bound to how much work one can do in a day.

Существует предел тому, сколько работы можно сделать за день.

Additional translations

обязательство

связь

граница (в контексте ограничения)

Definitions

A limitation or restriction on something.

The project was completed within the bounds of the budget.

A leaping movement upward or forward.

The deer made a graceful bound over the fence.

A territorial limit or boundary.

The river serves as the bound between the two countries.

Synonyms

boundadjective

Definitions

Tied or secured with a band or bond.

The bound package was ready to be shipped.

Obligated or compelled to do something.

She felt bound to help her friend in need.

Heading or intending to go in a specified direction.

The train was bound for the city center.

Confined or restricted by something.

The prisoners were bound by the walls of their cells.

Certain or extremely likely to do, experience, or happen; destined (usually followed by an infinitive).

With that amount of practice, she is bound to win the competition.