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Meanings of bounds in English
Usage of bounds in English
1
Now it unfolded; it burst its bounds; it was a rhythmic stampede.
2
Expressing one's view is well within the bounds of reasonableness, Johnson said.
3
The new lower bounds were further extended to allow for recurrent mutations.
4
The excitement and confusion this caused in the circus knew no bounds.
5
Usage has, however, limited the Europeans in China to very small bounds.
6
My grief for this family and the many others knows no bounds.
7
The flowers that overleap all bounds in this section are the houstonias.
8
With three bounds we were in the library with the lights on.
9
So far we are within the bounds of possibility, are we not?
10
Said the night of Miss Tomson's party, my nerve knew no bounds.
11
HYPERBOLE or EXAGGERATION consists in magnifying an object beyond its natural bounds.
12
North Sentinel Island, off-bounds to visitors, is home to the Sentinelese tribe.
13
The furnishing of the houses was within the bounds of good taste.
14
The consternation of her friends knew no bounds; her father was inconsolable.
15
After the shot the lion ran the space of but three bounds.
16
The Indians soon bore them far beyond the bounds of the settlement.
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Bounds across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common