bound
23
6.0
- adjective
- /baʊnd/
- Formal
:
obligado
- From that moment on, both parties were bound to a contract.
- duty-bound
- rule-bound
Examples
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It's just that I am duty bound to follow the general's orders.
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All are now more or less bound to Moscow's policies.
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I'm legally bound to go with you.
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A man gives his word to do his job, he's honor bound to do it.
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Even the most pro-American among them are bound to have some questions about the future.
Academic text (1997) -
The second you walked through that door, we were duty-bound to help you!
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Of course, as chancellor of the exchequer... I am bound to see that due economy is observed.
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Mr. Crosby is still duty-bound to tell what he knows.
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I'm legally bound to take care of you, so that's what I'm gonna do.
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From that moment on, both parties were bound to a contract.
Synonyms
239
3.8
Law or rules say you must do it
31
4.2
Required by law or rule
27
5.3
Required by law, rule, or authority
20
4.2
Required by law or duty to do something
8
5.8
Feeling you must do something because it is the right thing
1
4.4
Feeling you must do something because it is polite or right
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
Required by moral duty or law
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small part added to a word that cannot stand alone, like -s in cats and -ed in walked
How Obligated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bound (obligated) comes from the verb bind 'to tie', so if you are bound by a promise or law you are 'tied' to do it.