English Dictionary

bound

/ˈbaʊnd/

adj

(with infinitive) Obliged (to). / (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word. / (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier. / (dated) Constipated; costive.

I am bound to help you.

意味（1）

(with infinitive) Obliged (to).

Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.

意味（2）

(linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.

意味（3）

(mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.

意味（4）

(dated) Constipated; costive.

意味（5）

Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

意味（6）

Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.