bounded

[boun-did]

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adjective

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

Origin of bounded

First recorded in 1590–1600; bound³ + -ed²

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

bound¹

[bound]

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).

Idioms

bound up in/with,
1. inseparably connected with.
2. devoted or attached to: She is bound up in her teaching.

Origin of bound¹

past participle and past tense of bind

Related formsbound·ness, noun

Synonyms

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5. liable, obligated, obliged, compelled.

bound²

[bound]

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 bound²

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)

Related formsbound·ing·ly, adverb

Can be confusedbind bound

Synonyms

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1. See skip¹.

bound³

[bound]

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,
1. territories on or near a boundary.
2. 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.

Idioms

out of bounds,
1. beyond the official boundaries, prescribed limits, or restricted area: The ball bounced out of bounds.
2. forbidden; prohibited: The park is out of bounds to students.

Origin of bound³

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

Related formsbound·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms

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1. border, frontier, confine.

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Examples from the Web for bounded

Contemporary Examples

It seems as if at every turn, the governments involved have actively, even joyously, bounded towards the worst possible decision.
Cyprus is Imploding, So Why Aren't Markets Freaking Out?
Megan McArdle
March 22, 2013
Everything changed, however, when Michele Bachmann bounded onto the main stage.
Michele Bachmann Saves Day Three of CPAC
Caitlin Dickson
March 16, 2013
The peninsula is an open area of meadows and wood thickets, bounded to north and south by the Lake.
Why Blow our Money on Wind Power?
David Frum
January 26, 2013
The whole domain of law and judging was bounded, in Bork's view, by a like sense of responsibility.
Robert Bork, RIP
David Frum
December 20, 2012
To mark the occasion, the two bounded up on stage to the tune of “The Boys Are Back in Town.”
Is It Paul Ryan to the Rescue on the Romney Ohio Bus Tour?
David Freedlander
September 26, 2012

Historical Examples

Terlake fell short, crashed in among the oars, and bounded off into the sea.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
She bounded about in the sun and chased the blue and yellow butterflies.
The Trail Book
Mary Austin
He tried to climb a cliff that of old he had often bounded up at full speed.
The Biography of a Grizzly
Ernest Seton-Thompson
I was gazing idly at the footpath opposite, which is bounded by the Luxembourg railings.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
He bounded away, but his pet hounds sprang at him and caught him.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd

British Dictionary definitions for bounded

bounded

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

bound¹

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
1. 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)
2. (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

bound²

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

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

bound³

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
1. 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)
2. more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset
3. whence, an estimate of the extent of some set
See bounds

Word Origin

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

bound⁴

adjective

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

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for bounded

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.

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).

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).

bound

n.

"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.

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

also see:

Also see underbind.

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Examples from the Web for bounded

Contemporary Examples

It seems as if at every turn, the governments involved have actively, even joyously, bounded towards the worst possible decision.

Everything changed, however, when Michele Bachmann bounded onto the main stage.

The peninsula is an open area of meadows and wood thickets, bounded to north and south by the Lake.

The whole domain of law and judging was bounded, in Bork's view, by a like sense of responsibility.

To mark the occasion, the two bounded up on stage to the tune of “The Boys Are Back in Town.”

Historical Examples

Terlake fell short, crashed in among the oars, and bounded off into the sea.

She bounded about in the sun and chased the blue and yellow butterflies.

He tried to climb a cliff that of old he had often bounded up at full speed.

I was gazing idly at the footpath opposite, which is bounded by the Luxembourg railings.

He bounded away, but his pet hounds sprang at him and caught him.

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