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• there are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.
• it's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
• you've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam.
• it was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).

bound

1. certain or likely to happen, or to do or be something
• There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.
• It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
• You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam.
• It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).
• You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand).
• It’s certain that they will agree.
• They are certain to agree.
• There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.
• You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam.
• She’s sure to be picked for the team.
• It’s sure to rain.
• Is it definite that he’s leaving?
• That kind of behaviour is guaranteed to make him angry.
2. forced to do something by law, duty or a particular situation
• We are not bound by the decision.
• You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.
• I am bound to say I disagree with you on this point.
• They are legally bound to appear in court.
3. prevented from going somewhere or from working normally by the conditions mentioned
• Strike-bound travellers face long delays.
• fogbound airports
4. travelling, or ready to travel, in a particular direction or to a particular place
• homeward bound (= going home)
• Paris-bound
• northbound/southbound/eastbound/westbound
• a plane bound for Dublin
5. to be closely connected
• communities bound together by customs and traditions
6. very busy with something; very interested or involved in something
• He's too bound up in his work to have much time for his children.
7. very determined to do something
• I came here bound and determined to put the last 12 months behind me.
8. closely connected with something
• From that moment my life became inextricably bound up with hers.
9. to feel that you must do something because of your sense of moral duty
• compare duty-bound
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/duty-bound
• She felt honour-bound to attend as she had promised to.
10. I feel sure
• They’re up to some mischief, I’ll be bound!

Extra Examples

• He was legally bound to report them to the authorities.
• I felt in duty bound to report the incident.
• Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud.
• The country will not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime.
• The president said the country could not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime.
• These problems were almost bound to arise.
• We are legally bound by this decision.
• tourists who are bound for Europe
• It was bound to happen sooner or later.
• It’s bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
• You’re bound to be nervous the first time.
• You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam.

Word Origin

• adjective sense 4 Middle English boun (in the sense ‘ready, dressed’), from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa ‘get ready’; the final -d is euphonic, or influenced by other adjective senses of bound.