bounded

[ boun-did ]

/ ˈbaʊn dɪd /

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adjective

having bounds or limits.

Mathematics.

(of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.
(of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.
(of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.

Nearby words

boundary layer, boundary line, boundary peak, boundary rider, boundary value problem, bounded, boundedly, bounden, bounder, boundless, boundlessly

Origin of bounded

First recorded in 1590–1600; bound³ + -ed²

Related formsbound·ed·ly, adverbbound·ed·ness, noun

Definition for bounded (2 of 4)

bound

[ bound ]

/ baʊnd /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of bind.

adjective

tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner.

made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family.

secured within a cover, as a book.

under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.

destined; sure; certain: It is bound to happen.

determined or resolved: He is bound to go.

Pathology. constipated.

Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction.Compare free(def 32).

held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.

(of a linguistic form) occurring only in combination with other forms, as most affixes.Compare free(def 35).

Origin of bound

past participle and past tense of bind

SYNONYMS FOR bound

5 liable, obligated, obliged, compelled.

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Related formsbound·ness, noun

Definition for bounded (3 of 4)

bound

[ bound ]

/ baʊnd /

verb (used without object)

to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring: The colt bounded through the meadow.

to rebound, as a ball; bounce: The ball bounded against the wall.

noun

a leap onward or upward; jump.

a rebound; bounce.

Origin of bound

1545–55; < Middle French bond a leap, bondir to leap, orig. resound ≪ Vulgar Latin *bombitīre for *bombitāre to buzz, whiz (Latin bomb(us) (see bomb) + -it- intensive suffix + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR bound

1 See skip¹.

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Related formsbound·ing·ly, adverb

Can be confusedbind bound

Definition for bounded (4 of 4)

bound

[ bound ]

/ baʊnd /

noun

Usually bounds. limit or boundary: the bounds of space and time; within the bounds of his estate; within the bounds of reason.

something that limits, confines, or restrains.

bounds,

territories on or near a boundary.
land within boundary lines.

Mathematics. a number greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, all the numbers in a given set.Compare greatest lower bound, least upper bound, lower bound, upper bound.

verb (used with object)

to limit by or as if by bounds; keep within limits or confines.

to form the boundary or limit of.

to name or list the boundary of.

verb (used without object)

to abut.

Origin of bound

1175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain origin; cf. bourn²

SYNONYMS FOR bound

1 border, frontier, confine.

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Related formsbound·a·ble, adjective

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To mark the occasion, the two bounded up on stage to the tune of “The Boys Are Back in Town.”
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The girl slipped away from him, reached the staircase that led to the lower floor, and bounded down.
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It is bounded on the north-east by the Kouenlun chain of mountains, by which it is separated from the basin of Yarkand.
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Whipping out his sword, Conan bounded across the glade and plunged into the thicket.
Shadows in the Moonlight|Robert E. Howard
He burst away from the guards, and bounded thence in the only direction open.
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Larry bounded out of bed, and such a scurrying around as there was to get ready!
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British Dictionary definitions for bounded (1 of 5)

bounded

/ (ˈbaʊndɪd) /

adjective maths

(of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set

(of an operator, function, etc) having a bounded set of values

British Dictionary definitions for bounded (2 of 5)

bound

/ (baʊnd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of bind

adjective

in bonds or chains; tied with or as if with a ropea bound prisoner

(in combination) restricted; confinedhousebound; fogbound

(postpositive , foll by an infinitive) destined; sure; certainit's bound to happen

(postpositive, often foll by by) compelled or obliged to act, behave, or think in a particular way, as by duty, circumstance, or convention

(of a book) secured within a cover or bindingto deliver bound books See also half-bound

(postpositive, foll by on) US resolved; determinedbound on winning

linguistics

denoting a morpheme, such as the prefix non-, that occurs only as part of another word and not as a separate word in itselfCompare free (def. 21)
(in systemic grammar) denoting a clause that has a nonfinite predicator or that is introduced by a binder, and that occurs only together with a freestanding clauseCompare freestanding

logic (of a variable) occurring within the scope of a quantifier that indicates the degree of generality of the open sentence in which the variable occurs: in (x) (Fx → bxy), x is bound and y is freeSee free (def. 22)

bound up with closely or inextricably linked withhis irritability is bound up with his work

I'll be bound I am sure (something) is true

British Dictionary definitions for bounded (3 of 5)

bound

/ (baʊnd) /

verb

to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps

to bounce; spring away from an impact

noun

a jump upwards or forwards

by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progessher condition improved by leaps and bounds

a sudden pronounced sense of excitementhis heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her

a bounce, as of a ball

Word Origin for bound

C16: from Old French bond a leap, from bondir to jump, resound, from Vulgar Latin bombitīre (unattested) to buzz, hum, from Latin bombus booming sound

British Dictionary definitions for bounded (4 of 5)

bound

/ (baʊnd) /

verb

(tr) to place restrictions on; limit

(when intr, foll by on) to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc)

noun

maths

a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound), or less than all its members (a lower bound)See also bounded (def. 1)
more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset
whence, an estimate of the extent of some set

See bounds

Word Origin for bound

C13: from Old French bonde, from Medieval Latin bodina, of Gaulish origin

British Dictionary definitions for bounded (5 of 5)

bound

⁴

/ (baʊnd) /

adjective

(postpositive, often foll by for) going or intending to go towards; on the way toa ship bound for Jamaica; homeward bound
(in combination)northbound traffic

Word Origin for bound

C13: from Old Norse buinn, past participle of būa to prepare

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Word Origin and History for bounded (1 of 5)

bound

v.2

"to leap," 1580s, from French bondir "to rebound, resound, echo," from Old French bondir "to leap, rebound; make a noise, beat (a drum)," 13c., ultimately "to echo back," from Vulgar Latin *bombitire "to buzz, hum" (see bomb (n.)), perhaps on model of Old French tentir, from Vulgar Latin *tinnitire.

Word Origin and History for bounded (1 of 5)

bound

adj.1

"fastened," mid-14c., in figurative sense of "compelled," from bounden, past participle of bind (v.). Meaning "under obligation" is from late 15c.; the literal sense "made fast by tying" is the latest recorded (1550s).

Word Origin and History for bounded (2 of 5)

bound

adj.2

"ready to go," c.1200, boun, from Old Norse buinn past participle of bua "to prepare," also "to dwell, to live," from Proto-Germanic *bowan (cf. Old High German buan "to dwell," Old Danish both "dwelling, stall"), from PIE root *bheue- "to be, exist, dwell" (see be). Final -d is presumably through association with bound (adj.1).

Word Origin and History for bounded (3 of 5)

bound

"limit," c.1200, from Anglo-Latin bunda, from Old French bonde "limit, boundary, boundary stone" (12c., Modern French borne), variant of bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, perhaps from Gaulish. Now chiefly in out of bounds, which originally referred to limits imposed on students at schools.

Word Origin and History for bounded (4 of 5)

bound

v.1

"to form the boundary of," also "to set the boundaries of," late 14c., from bound (n.). Related: Bounded; bounding.

Idioms and Phrases with bounded

bound

In addition to the idioms beginning with bound

bound and determined to
bound for
bound hand and foot
bound to, be
bound up in

also see:

by leaps and bounds
duty bound
honor bound
out of bounds
within bounds

Also see underbind.

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