Meaning of bound to | Babel Free

Definitions

Indicates something which cannot be avoided.

Equivalents

Examples

“The leaking fuel tank was bound to explode sooner or later.”

“There was bound to be friction between a firstborn and his strong-willed stepmother.”

“We knew it was bound to happen eventually.”

“Still, the real victims of the hung wei ping are ultimately bound to be the hung wei ping themselves.”

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