bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
are binding
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present progressiveof bind.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The ICJ's rulings are binding but it has no power to enforce them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Shares in the gas turbine manufacturer fell by as much as 9% as investors worry about whether the orders its U.S. peer announced are binding, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
HESAs are binding, long-term contracts — typically 10 to 30 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Each of these women entered into settlement agreements with Simmons that are binding contracts. His serial refusal to be bound by these agreements is outrageous,” said Andrew Wilson, an attorney representing Abrams, Abernathy and Franco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
In almost every country the sense of the whole is understood to be spoken by a part, and the decisions of a part are binding upon the whole.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
