Collocations for bound - verb Contents Word list: Bound is used with these nouns as the subject: Bound is used with these nouns as the subject: dog Back to top ▲
Collocations for bound - adj. Contents 1. (bound to do sth) certain to do sth VERBS ADVERB 2. (bound (to do sth)) obliged to do sth VERBS ADVERB PREPOSITION 3. going in a particular direction VERBS ADVERB PREPOSITION 4. (bound up) closely connected VERBS ADVERB PREPOSITION Word list: Bound is used with these nouns: 1. (bound to do sth) certain to do sth VERBS be, seem Back to top ▲ ADVERB almost These problems were almost bound to arise. Back to top ▲ 2. (bound (to do sth)) obliged to do sth VERBS be, feel become remain hold sb The country will not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime. Back to top ▲ ADVERB absolutely irrevocably by law, contractually, legally Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud. He was legally bound to report them to the authorities. morally I felt morally bound to report the incident. Back to top ▲ PREPOSITION by We are legally bound by this decision. Back to top ▲ 3. going in a particular direction VERBS be Back to top ▲ ADVERB homeward, outward Back to top ▲ PREPOSITION for tourists who are bound for Europe Back to top ▲ 4. (bound up) closely connected VERBS be become Back to top ▲ ADVERB closely, intimately inevitably, inextricably together A person's name and their sense of their own identity are often closely bound up together. Back to top ▲ PREPOSITION with From that moment my life became inextricably bound up with hers. Back to top ▲ Bound is used with these nouns: copy, notebook, volume Back to top ▲