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Collocations for bound - verb

Bound is used with these nouns as the subject:
dog

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Collocations for bound - adj.

1. (bound to do sth) certain to do sth

VERBS

be, seem

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ADVERB

almost
These problems were almost bound to arise.

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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.

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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.

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PREPOSITION

by
We are legally bound by this decision.

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3. going in a particular direction

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

homeward, outward

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PREPOSITION

for
tourists who are bound for Europe

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4. (bound up) closely connected

VERBS

be
become

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ADVERB

closely, intimately
inevitably, inextricably
together
A person's name and their sense of their own identity are often closely bound up together.

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PREPOSITION

with
From that moment my life became inextricably bound up with hers.

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Bound is used with these nouns:
copy, notebook, volume

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