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Bind: Definition, Usage & Key Examples Explained (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：tie together (bind)

bind 🔊

/baɪnd/

to tie things together tightly with string, rope, or tape so they don't come apart.

Bind meaning illustrated: hands tying a bundle with twine in a close-up knot detail.

tie together 🔊

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/ˈtaɪ təˌɡeð·ər/

To fasten or secure objects tightly by using a material like rope, string, or tape.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'bindan', Proto-Germanic '*bindaną', meaning 'to tie'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of BINDing a book: you use string to BIND the pages together, connecting them.

📖 Example

He used a thick rope to bind the old newspapers together before recycling them. 🔊 He used a thick rope to tie the old newspapers together before recycling them.

🔗 Collocations

bind together – to unite or connect things physically or figuratively

bind with rope – to fasten something using rope

bind tightly – to secure something with great firmness

🔄 Synonyms

tie (v.) – to attach or fasten with a cord or string

secure (v.) – to fasten or close firmly

fasten (v.) – to close or attach firmly

🚫 Antonyms

untie (v.) – to undo or loosen something that is tied

release (v.) – to set free from confinement or restraint

🌱 Derivatives

binder (n.) – a person or thing that binds, or a cover for holding sheets together

binding (adj./n.) – having the power to obligate someone; or the cover of a book

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Old English 'bindan', with ancient roots in the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) base *bhendh-, meaning 'to tie'. The legal sense is prominent in English common law, as agreements were traditionally 'binding' and enforced.

Meaning 2：obligate (bind)

bind 🔊

/baɪnd/

to make someone have to do something because of a promise, law, or agreement; they can't break it.

Bind as obligation: two hands shaking over a signed contract in a professional setting.

obligate 🔊

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/ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/

To impose a legal or moral duty on someone, making them required to act in a certain way.

📁 Category：Laws & Regulations 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The contract will bind the company to provide free updates for one year. 🔊 The contract will obligate the company to provide free updates for one year.

🔗 Collocations

legally binding – enforceable by law

bind by contract – to obligate someone through a formal agreement

morally bind – to obligate someone based on principles of right and wrong

🔄 Synonyms

obligate (v.) – to bind or compel legally or morally

compel (v.) – to force or oblige someone to do something

require (v.) – to need or demand as necessary

🚫 Antonyms

release (v.) – to free someone from an obligation

exempt (v.) – to free from an obligation or liability

🌱 Derivatives

binding (adj.) – creating a legal or moral obligation