All 14 Uses of
bound
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- The chimney hasn't been swept in ages, so the room is bound to fill with smoke.
Chpt 42-10 (definition 1)bound = almost certain
- Pim bounded up the stairs, while Peter went to warn Dussel, who finally presented himself upstairs, though not without kicking up a fuss and making a lot of noise.
Chpt 43-03 (definition 2) *bounded = moved quickly (with leaping strides)
- Men posing as German police bound and gagged the guards and managed to destroy some important documents.
Chpt 43-03 (definition 3) *bound = tied up
- Everyone expects me to apologize, but this is not something I can apologize for, because I told the truth, and sooner or later Mother was bound to find out anyway.
Chpt 43-04 (definition 1)bound = almost certain
- Cheer up, keep your spirits high, things are bound to get better!
Chpt 43-06 (definition 1) *
- You'd better hurry if you want to catch a husband or fall in love, since everything is bound to be a disappointment to you.
Chpt 43-07 (definition 1)
- Three, four or five times a day there's bound to be someone waiting outside the bathroom door, hopping impatiently from one foot to another, trying to hold it in and barely managing.
Chpt 43-08 (definition 1)
- We don't dare open our mouths at mealtime (except to slip in a bite of food), because no matter what we say, someone is bound to resent it or take it the wrong way.
Chpt 43-09 (definition 1)
- There're bound to be complaints.
Chpt 43-11 (definition 1)
- The second question about the invasion was bound to arise: what should we do if the Germans evacuate Amsterdam?
Chpt 44-02 (definition 1)
- He talked about the war, saying that Russia and England were bound to go to war against each other, and about the Jews.
Chpt 44-02 (definition 1)
- If I don't have anything to smoke, I get sick, then I need to eat meat, life becomes unbearable, nothing's good enough, and there's bound to be a flaming row.
Chpt 44-03 (definition 1)
- They are so strong they're bound to win the war in the end, is that what you mean?
Chpt 44-05 (definition 1)
- They were bound to need another bucket soon.
Chpt 44-07 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (bound as in: bound to succeed.) almost certain to; or determined to
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(2) (bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.) to leap or jump
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(3) (bound as in: bound together or bound by law) constrained and/or held together or wrappedThe sense of constrained, can mean tied up or obligated depending upon the context. For example:
- "Her wrists were bound." -- tied up
- "I am bound by my word." -- required or obligated (in this case to keep a promise)
- "He is muscle bound." -- prevented from moving easily (due to having such large, tight muscles)
The exact meaning of the senses of held together or wrapped also depend upon context. For example:- "The pages of the book are bound with glue." -- held together physically
- "The book is bound in leather." -- wrapped or covered
- "The United States and England are bound together by a common language." -- connected or united (tied together, figuratively)
- "She cleaned the wound and bound it with fresh bandages." -- wrapped
- "She is wheelchair-bound." -- connected (moves with a wheelchair because she is unable to walk)
- "The jacket has bound buttonholes." -- edges wrapped by fabric or trim rather than stitches