bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
have been binding
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present perfect progressiveof bind.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Resilience, stoicism, and community-mindedness have been binding and guiding the nation for centuries.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 22, 2011
Ofcom is due to conclude its report at the end of this month, but its recommendations would not have been binding for Cable.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2010
What tale would this be to remember of a boy's life, that he gave it to buy freedom from a pledge which need never have been binding?
From Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister
Then your marriage with me would have been binding; you would have known that my lot was yours, and the knowledge would have helped your weakness.
From New Grub Street by George Gissing
He only told me, and that but once, that he should wish his nephew to have his watch; but it need not have been binding, if I had not chose it.’
From Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
