bound
English → English
(adjective) Destination-oriented: heading toward a specific place or traveling in a certain direction.
The passengers boarded the train bound for Paris just as the whistle blew.
(English) The passengers boarded the train bound for Paris just as the whistle blew.
The cargo ship is currently bound for the Port of Singapore with ten thousand containers.
(English) The cargo ship is currently bound for the Port of Singapore with ten thousand containers.
(adjective) Certain: very likely to happen; certain or destined to occur.
If you keep practicing the piano every day, you are bound to improve eventually.
(English) If you keep practicing the piano every day, you are bound to improve eventually.
It was bound to rain on our wedding day since we chose to have it during the monsoon season.
(English) It was bound to rain on our wedding day since we chose to have it during the monsoon season.
Entry ID: en:en:bound · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary