How to Pronounce "bound up with"
expression
ˈbaʊnd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
BOUND-uhp-with or BOUND-uhp-with
bˈaʊnd/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈɪð
BOUND-up-with
Definition
If something is bound up with something else, the two things are closely connected so that one affects or depends on the other.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbaʊnd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
British English
bˈaʊnd/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈɪð
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BOUND-uhp-with or BOUND-uhp-with
UK
BOUND-up-with
Listen in Context
Our happiness is often bound up with the people around us.
His problems are bound up with his job.
Their culture is bound up with tradition.
My identity is closely bound up with my hometown.