bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
is binding
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present progressiveof bind (3rd person singular).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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Once a deal is struck, however, it is binding if accepted by a court.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
To be a legal marriage for UK purposes, a Nikkah is required to be done in registered premises, but it is binding under Islamic and Pakistani law.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Financial-aid needs complicate that calculus: Applying early decision, which is binding, could limit applicants’ ability to compare aid packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“That decision is binding, and it does require a substantial degree of deference on the factual issues,” Somin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
These gentlemen are equally talented, and as truly well born and bred as Dr. Halford's son, but I cannot give the living to all of them, and my promise to my old tutor is binding.
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
