to redound
- verb
- /rɪˈdaʊnd/
- Formal
- His generous actions will certainly redound to his reputation as a kind leader.
- redound to the benefit
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so they're sticking with their guy, and that all redounds to Trump's benefit.
- And so they're sticking with their guy, and that all redounds to Trump's benefit.
- They just they're just tracking fame and money and and whatever can can personally redound to their self-interest along those lines.
Examples
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Marriage will presumably benefit gay men, as it has straight men, in ways redounding to the benefit of society generally.
Academic text (2008) -
To whom the electoral advantage of this politicization will redound, however, is still not clear.
Academic text (1992) -
Neither one will redound to your benefit.
Blog text (10) -
I'm sorry, I know it sounds stupid, but too many negative things redound in my direction.
Fiction book (1994) -
It can also redound to the glory of man.
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This would seem to redound to my credit, since I was educated at Balliol.
Fiction book (2000) -
So the failure to have any facilities redounds to her detriment.
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Even the most controversial American actions have had the effect of changing views in a way that benefits the United States and redounds to our national benefit.
Academic text (2009) -
As Brutus knew, the diminution of state power by the courts would inevitably redound to the benefit of the national government generally.
Academic text (1990) -
And so they're sticking with their guy, and that all redounds to Trump's benefit.
Synonyms
To have an effect that continues for a long time
Echo through a place or group and keep having an effect over time
Cause a problem that spreads to other people or places
How Influential
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
redound = re + dound
Though historically analyzable as re- + a verb root, the element 'dound' is not a standalone English word and the modern sense 'to result in/reflect upon' is not transparently derivable by typical learners.
Etymology
The word redound comes from Latin parts re- ('back') and undare ('to flow' or 'wave'), so it originally meant 'to flow back'. That's why when we say success will redound to someone, we mean the benefit or harm 'flows back' to them and affects their reputation or advantage.