to bind
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4.2
- verb
- /baɪnd/
:
unir
- Or maybe he senses that something binds us, that we have been bound to each other.
- bind together
- ties that bind
- bind people together
Because what binds is not just the absurd itself.
- Because what binds is not just the absurd itself.
- Either the philosophy doesn't really bind people, or it's it's not a, it's not a real thing, right.
- And there are many secular communities that also have these kinds of sacred beliefs, things that bind them together.
- But there's something that is unitary, that is simple in a certain respect, that that binds the entire, you know, organic being together.
- We're a societal show that shows each and every aspect of the humor and the love that our country has that binds us, right?
- They bind you, bind you to a sense of larger purpose, meaning divinity, bind you to other people.
- So it, it is what binds human beings, an inability to recognize that we are divine is a simple way to put it.
Examples
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I love Britain and I love the values that bind us all together.
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Ah, for me, it reminds me of the things in life that bind me together.
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And those are the real stars, the real people that you bind them to you.
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We like we're so bound by the community and the culture and the people that we love and respect.
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Despite this, he does remain bound to the community around him.
Academic text (2012) -
For that moment, at least, she had bound them to her, and she was indeed their queen.
Fiction book (1993) -
They bind you, bind you to a sense of larger purpose, meaning divinity, bind you to other people.
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This is very much a Dirkanian idea of what binds people together can be their differences.
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Love is a tie that binds; in this case, it would bind souls together telepathically.
Academic text (1991) -
You and I will be bound together for all eternity.
Synonyms
572
1.8
Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening
254
3.9
To form a close connection with other people
239
2.9
To feel a strong connection to a person or thing
236
3.2
To feel close to someone and understood by them
149
2.9
To form a close relationship with someone
68
3.7
To form a close, trusting relationship with someone, like a friend or pet
16
3.5
Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship
Antonyms
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
2
9.8
To order a defendant to be kept in custody or to obey certain rules until a later court hearing
Compounds
- Specialized
2
8.1
A situation where you are given two conflicting demands you cannot satisfy, often from someone in charge
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bind (verb, connect people) comes from the old idea of 'tying' people together, the same idea you find in bond, so shared experiences can 'tie' people into friendship. So to bind people is to make them feel closely connected.