I'm bound to say — spoken used when you are going to say something that may annoy or upset someone, for example because it expresses a criticism I m bound to say I expected better work than this … English dictionary
bound — I [[t]ba͟ʊnd[/t]] BE BOUND ♦♦♦ 1) Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. 2) PHR MODAL If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is… … English dictionary
bound — 1 the past tense and past participle of bind 1 2 adjective (no comparative) 1 be bound to to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing: Don t lie to her. She s bound to find out about it. | it is bound to be (=used to say that something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bound — bound1 [baund] the past tense and past participle of ↑bind bound 2 bound2 W3S2 adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(likely)¦ 2¦(law/agreement)¦ 3¦(duty)¦ 4¦(travelling towards)¦ 5¦(relationship)¦ 6 be bound up in something … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bound (film) — Infobox Film name = Bound image size = caption = Movie poster director = Wachowski Brothers producer = Stuart Boros Andrew Lazar writer = Wachowski Brothers narrator = starring = Gina Gershon Jennifer Tilly Joe Pantoliano music = Don Davis… … Wikipedia
bound — I UK [baʊnd] / US adjective [not usually before noun] ** 1) something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen bound to: If you have problems at home, it s bound to affect your work. The kids are out late, so of course she s bound to… … English dictionary
bound — I. /baʊnd / (say bownd) adjective 1. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. 2. made fast as by a band or bond: bound by one s word. 3. secured within a cover, as a book. 4. constipated; costive. –phrase 5. bound to, a. under obligation to, legally or… …
Bound property — A bound property of an object (such as a widget) is one which transmits notification of any changes to an adapter or event handler.A simply (and typical) example is the text property of a textbox control. Changes made by an end user can be… … Wikipedia
Say (song) — Infobox Single Name = Say (What You Need to Say) Artist = John Mayer Album = The Bucket List soundtrack and Continuum Special Edition Released = November 20, 2007 Format = Digital download Genre = adult contemporary Length = 3:49 Label = Aware… … Wikipedia
bound form — /ˈbaʊnd fɔm/ (say bownd fawm) noun a linguistic form which never occurs by itself but always as part of some larger construction, as ed in seated …