BOND


Meaning of BOND in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A ~ between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.

The experience created a very special ~ between us.

...the ~ that linked them.

N-COUNT: oft N between pl-n

2.

When people ~ with each other, they form a relationship based on love or shared beliefs and experiences. You can also say that people ~ or that something ~s them.

Belinda was having difficulty ~ing with the baby...

They all ~ed while writing graffiti together...

What had ~ed them instantly and so completely was their similar background...

The players are ~ed by a spirit that is rarely seen in an English team.

V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V, V pl-n, V-ed, also V n with n

~ing

They expect ~ing to occur naturally.

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3.

A ~ between people or groups is a close connection that they have with each other, for example because they have a special agreement.

...the strong ~ between church and nation...

There are tangible signs that the republic’s successfully breaking its ~s with Moscow.

= link

N-COUNT: with supp

4.

A ~ between two things is the way in which they stick to one another or are joined in some way.

The superglue may not create a ~ with some plastics...

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5.

When one thing ~s with another, it sticks to it or becomes joined to it in some way. You can also say that two things ~ together, or that something ~s them together.

Diamond may be strong in itself, but it does not ~ well with other materials...

In graphite sheets, carbon atoms ~ together in rings...

Strips of wood are ~ed together and moulded by machine.

V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V together , be V-ed together , also V n with n, V pl-n together

6.

When a government or company issues a ~, it borrows money from investors. The certificate which is issued to investors who lend money is also called a ~. (BUSINESS)

Most of it will be financed by government ~s.

...the recent sharp decline in ~ prices.

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see also junk ~ , premium ~

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