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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBound
/baʊnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A leap or running jump.
"With a single bound, the cat cleared the fence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'búinn', meaning prepared or ready, through Middle English. The meaning evolved to include leaping or springing through influence from Old French 'bondir', creating a rich semantic overlap between movement and restriction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bound" is said worldwide
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bond
Transliteration: bond
"Il a traversé le ruisseau d'un seul bond."
Sprung
Transliteration: Sprung
"Mit einem Satz war er über den Graben."
balzo
Transliteration: balzo
"Il cervo fuggì con un solo balzo."
salto
Transliteration: salto
"Cruzó la valla de un solo salto."
salto
Transliteration: salto
"Ele cruzou o muro com um único salto."
छलांग
Transliteration: chhalang
"उसने एक ही छलांग में दीवार पार कर ली।"
跳跃
Transliteration: tiàoyuè
"他纵身一跃跳过了栅栏。"
도약
Transliteration: doyak
"그는 한 번의 도약으로 담을 넘었다."
跳躍
Transliteration: chōyaku
"彼は一跳ねで垣根を飛び越えた。"
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