bind
Base form
bind
/baɪnd/
Past simple
bound
/baʊnd/
Past participle
bound
/baʊnd/
MeaningC1
to tie or fasten something tightly
to bind a book in leather
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1Could you bind these reports before the meeting tomorrow?
- Imperative · Form 1Bind the two sticks together with a piece of string.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night the robbers bound his hands with tape.
- Past simple · Form 2In the 1800s, craftsmen bound every book by hand.
- Passive · Form 3Both sides are bound by the agreement for five years.
- Past perfect · Form 3The nurse had bound the wound tightly before the ambulance arrived.
Watch out
Bound is also an adjective: it’s bound to rain (= it is sure to). The verb bind has no binded.
Same pattern
A — B — BForms two and three are the same
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