bound

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈbaʊnd

Definitions

A sizeable jump, great leap.
A surname.
A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
often
A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
A bounce; a rebound.
dated

Equivalents

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العربيةالقفزة مُتَّجِه

БългарскиГотов граница ограничавамрешен свързан скок

Bosanskibaro granica hatarlimit meno raja šprung готов граница скок

Catalàbot fita límit

Češtinaobklopovat

Ελληνικάάλμα αναπήδημα δεσμευμένοςπήδημα φραγμένος

Esperantobaro limo

Euskarajauzi

Suomihyppy loikka rajareunustaa sidottu velvollinen

Gaeilgeairleog pocléim preab

Gàidhligfrith-leum leum sìnteag

हिन्दीबाध्य सीमा सीमित

Hrvatskibaro granica hatarlimit meno raja šprung готов граница скок

Magyarbizonyos elkerülhetetlen haladóhatár határol induló korlátozott köteles kötött menő muszáj szükségszerű tartó ugrás

Հայերենսահման

Bahasa Indonesiabatas

Italianoaccerchiare balzo confinareconfinato confine costretto delimitare destinato diretto frontiera incamminato indirizzato limitato limite obbligato portato salto tenuto vincolato

日本語…に向かって …行きのバウンド弾界限度

한국어—행 도 한

Kurdîbaro bot kreşlîmît

Latinamodus termino

Nederlands(voor) bestemd begrenzen bereidgeacht gehouden grens limiet omringen sprong

Polskigranica kres

Portuguêscota divisa limitarlimite obrigado salto

Românăobligat

Русскийготовый граница граньдолжный направляющийся непременный обязанный ограничивать предел прыжок рубеж связанный скачо́к

Српскиbaro granica hatarlimit meno raja šprung готов граница скок

Svenskagräns gränsa till hoppskutt

Українськамежа стрибок

Tiếng Việtgiới hạn

Examples

“I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.”

“Somewhere within these bounds you may find ⟳ a buried treasure.”

“Wyth cry ⟳ unreverent, Before the sacrament, Wythin the holy church bowndis, That of our fayth the grownd is.”

“It was sung from the top of the oldest house in the burgh every June at the Common riding, which served both for a perambulation of the bounds of the common pastures or Haughs and to commemorate the young men of Harwick[.]”

“The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.”

“Balzo, a bound of a ball”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

bound bailiff Bound Brook bound form bound morpheme bound property bound state

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