bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
has bound
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present perfectof bind (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The deeply rooted value of compassion here is something that has bound Seattleites together and done so much good for so many through the years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
In practice, and not without considerable reserve, France has bound itself to the US-led alliance because that seemed both moral and expedient.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2021
Rock climbing falls behind wrestling, football and surfing as well-loved Senegalese pastimes, but it has bound together a small community of locals and expats who say that their sport is under threat.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2021
In the 16th-century play “The Heroine Mulan Goes to War in Her Father’s Place,” she has bound feet.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2020
The accident with the baseball has bound him to you, and he has already sensed in you someone he can talk to without fear.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
