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bind
What does bind mean?
bind (verb): make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce bind?
/baɪnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bind come from?
From Middle English bynden, from Old English bindan.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to bind
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “bind”?
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What does “bind” mean?
to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed
Not quite: that's what note means.
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
Right! That's what “bind” means.
to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
Not quite: that's what meet means.
to form (something) by combining materials or parts
Not quite: that's what build means.
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