I.
verb
Bound is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ dog
II.
adj.
1 bound to do sth certain to do sth
VERBS
▪ be , seem
ADVERB
▪ almost
▪
These problems were almost ~ to arise.
2 bound (to do sth) obliged to do sth
VERBS
▪ be , feel
▪ become
▪ remain
▪ hold sb
▪
The country will not be held ~ by a treaty signed by the previous regime.
ADVERB
▪ absolutely
▪ irrevocably
▪ by law , contractually , legally
▪
Officials are ~ by law to investigate any possible fraud.
▪
He was legally ~ to report them to the authorities.
▪ morally
▪
I felt morally ~ to report the incident.
PREPOSITION
▪ by
▪
We are legally ~ by this decision.
3 going in a particular direction
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ homeward , outward
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
tourists who are ~ for Europe
4 bound up closely connected
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
ADVERB
▪ closely , intimately
▪ inevitably , inextricably
▪ together
▪
A person's name and their sense of their own identity are often closely ~ up together.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
From that moment my life became inextricably ~ up with hers.
Bound is used with these nouns: ↑ copy , ↑ notebook , ↑ volume