Bound Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈbaʊnd/

bownd

UK

/bˈaʊnd/

bownd

التعريف

Bound can mean going to a place, as in 'home-bound' or 'bound for Tokyo'. It can also mean certain to happen, or forced by a rule, duty, or situation to do something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common patterns are 'bound for' (going to), 'be bound to' (very likely), and 'be bound by' (obligated by rules or agreements). This is more formal or written than simple words like 'going to' or 'must'.

• Spanish: destinado a - obligado
• Portuguese (BR): destinado a - obrigado
• Portuguese (PT): destinado a - obrigado
• Chinese (Simplified): 前往…的 - 注定要 - 必然会
• Chinese (Traditional): 前往…的 - 註定要 - 必然會
• Hindi: की ओर जाने वाला - बाध्य - तयशुदा
• Arabic: متجه إلى - ملزم - محتوم له
• Bengali: গামী - বাঁধা (নিয়ম-শর্ত দ্বারা) - নিশ্চিতভাবে ঘটবে
• Russian: направляющийся - обязан (по правилам) - обречён
• Japanese: 行きの - 縛られている（義務・規則によって） - きっと～する
• Vietnamese: hướng đến - bị ràng buộc (bởi luật lệ) - chắc chắn
• Korean: 행(行) - 얽매인(규칙·의무에) - 확실히 ~할
• Turkish: giden - bağlı (kurallara/şartlara) - kesinlikle olacak
• Urdu: جانے والا - پابند (قواعد／وعدے سے) - یقیناً ہونے والا
• Indonesian: đi đến - bị ràng buộc (bởi luật/lời hứa) - chắc chắn xảy ra

جمل نموذجية

This train is bound for Madrid.

basic

You are bound to feel tired after the trip.

basic

We are bound by the rules.

basic

With that attitude, he's bound to get in trouble sooner or later.

natural

They were bound by a promise they had made years ago.

natural

We met a group of students bound for the coast.

natural