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bound up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌbaʊnd ˈʌp/

bound up means: Closely connected with something, so that one affects or depends on the other.

adjective

CLOSELY CONNECTEDC1

Closely connected with something, so that one affects or depends on the other.

  • Our futures are bound up together.
  • Her identity is closely bound up with her work.
  • Children's health is bound up with their living conditions.

How to use it: bound up with something (The town's future is bound up with tourism.)

Similar words: connected, linked, intertwined

Opposites: unrelated

Common phrases: closely bound up, bound up with something

FULLY ABSORBEDC1

Giving so much attention to something that you forget or ignore other things.

  • She is bound up in her work.
  • He was so bound up in the book that he missed dinner.
  • Don't get too bound up in your own problems.

How to use it: bound up in something (He was bound up in his research and forgot to eat.)

Similar words: absorbed, engrossed, preoccupied

Common phrases: bound up in something, completely bound up

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What does bound up mean?

Closely connected with something, so that one affects or depends on the other.

What is bound up in other languages?

Türkçe: yakından bağlantılı · Español: estrechamente ligado · Français: étroitement lié · Deutsch: eng verbunden · Italiano: strettamente legato · 日本語: 密接に結びついた

How do you pronounce bound up?

It is pronounced /ˌbaʊnd ˈʌp/.

How do you use bound up in a sentence?

Our futures are bound up together. Her identity is closely bound up with her work.

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