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Meaning of bound | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈbaʊnd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Català bot fita límit
Čeština obklopovat
Esperanto baro limo
Euskara jauzi
Gàidhlig leum
Հայերեն սահման
Bahasa Indonesia batas
한국어 —행
Kurdî baro bot lîmît
Latina termino
Polski granica kres
Português cota divisa limitar limite obrigado salto
Română obligat
Svenska gräns gränsa till hopp skutt
Українська межа стрибок
Tiếng Việt giới 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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