In both cases, this is so the end of a page coincides with where it is turned. Alternative methods of binding that are cheaper but less. Search bound book and thousands of other words in english definition and synonym dictionary from reverso. Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. Is bound by definition of is bound by by the free dictionary. Middle english bounden, from past participle of binden to bind. Bound in spanish translate english to spanish spanish.
Many translated example sentences containing bound book spanish english dictionary and search engine for spanish translations. Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. You can complete the definition of bound book given by the english cobuild dictionary with other english dictionaries. Anyone who, having the means, neglects to bury a dead body which he is legally bound to. A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations. This course teaches english spelling rules with interactive exercises and spelling tests, helping learners with problems such as dyslexia to improve their english spelling and helping others to learn english as a foreign language. Softbound definition of softbound by merriamwebster. Definition and synonyms of bound from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Use bound in a sentence bound sentence examples sentences. Search bound book and thousands of other words in english cobuild dictionary from reverso. Newspapers, printing, publishing bound bound 2 s3 adjective no comparative 1 be bound to 2 be bound by something 3 befeel bound to do something 4 bound for londonmexico etc 5 be. Middle english bounde from old french bunne, bodne from medieval latin. Bound adjective meaning, pronunciation and more by macmillan dictionary. English language affixes are almost exclusively prefixes or suffixes.
Words like chairman that contain two free morphemes chair and man are referred to as compound words affixes are bound by definition. Wellbound definition of wellbound by the free dictionary. In written english, people usually use certain to, it is inevitable that instead. The victim finally arrived, bound to the tail of a cart, and when he had been hoisted upon the platform, where he could be seen from all points of the place, bound with cords and straps upon the wheel of the pillory, a prodigious hoot, mingled with laughter and acclamations, burst forth upon the place. Bound definition for englishlanguage learners from. Richard nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and english at georgia southern university and the author of several universitylevel grammar and composition textbooks. Bound definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Book binding definition of book binding by the free dictionary. A bound morpheme is a word element that cannot stand alone as a word, including both prefixes and suffixes. The book was bound with red leather and had gold lettering. The noun and verb bend, by the way, is related to band and bind, as well as to the german word bund, meaning league.
Binding meaning of binding by lexico oxford dictionaries. The definition of bound is destined to happen or tied or secured physically or emotionally. Book meaning of book by lexico oxford english dictionary. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations. She won the golden kite award for stones in water in 1997. Change your default dictionary to american english.
Use our dictionary to check the spelling definitions of words. Definition of bound written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. Bound adjective definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. Denoting a substance, such as iodine, phosphorus, calcium, morphine, or some other drug, which is not in readily diffusible form but exists in combination with a high molecular weight substance, especially protein. Bounds definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The stack is then bound together along one edge by either sewing with thread through the folds or by a layer of flexible adhesive. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. In righttoleft languages, books are bound on the right. You can translate the dictionary words into your native language. Synonyms for bound at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. The definition of bound is destined to happen or tied or.
Translation of bound at merriamwebsters spanishenglish dictionary. In languages written from left to right, such as english, books are bound on the left side of the cover. Audio pronunciations, verb conjugations, quizzes and more. Translation memories are created by human, but computer aligned, which might cause mistakes. Describes a noun or pronounfor example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. Im bound to say phrase meaning, pronunciation and more by macmillan dictionary. This book, eloquently written and exhaustively researched, is a warning along the lines of the handmaids tale, and just as necessary a read. I would rather have a book bound by a hard cover than paperback. Bound definition is fastened by or as if by a band. The bound used, for example, in the sentence they watched him bound from group to group or forming the root of rebound is from a third source, a french word meaning leap or echo. This phrase stems from the 12thcentury meaning of bound as ready or prepared.
Bound definition, simple past tense and past participle of bind. A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea e. He pulled a heavy, leather bound book off from a high shelf, and cracked it open gently. Bound definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Donna jo napoli is the acclaimed and awardwinning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories.
Register bound to is used mainly in spoken english. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for new york or homewardbound. You can complete the definition of bound book given by the english definition dictionary with other english dictionaries. Her novel zel was named an american bookseller pick of the lists, a publishers weekly best book, a bulletin blue ribbon, and a school library journal best book, and a number of her novels have been selected as ala best. Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of paper sheets that are folded together into sections or sometimes left as a stack of individual sheets. Links to this dictionary or to single translations are very welcome.