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Meanings of bounds in English
Synonyms
Examples for "bound"
Examples for "bound"
1
Although the crisis magnifies Noonan's power, he remains bound by EU strictures.
2
Media reports are bound to underestimate the true scale of protest, however.
3
The market has been range-bound since late last week over political worries.
4
Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
5
The parts were bound for key military installations, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
1
Trans-national boundary environmental effects had been recognised as illegal under international law.
2
This plate boundary is complicated, and different movements happen in different sections.
3
Along the rear boundary there is 18m of right of way access.
4
The boundary limits were passed into Cook Islands law earlier this month.
5
Drakensberg This region is a natural boundary between South Africa and Lesotho.
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