Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bind

/ˈbaɪ̯nd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
bind
IPA
/ˈbaɪ̯nd/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cohere or stick together in a mass.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

Intransitive verb

verb

To exert a binding or restraining influence.

Intransitive verb

verb

To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

Transitive verb

verb

To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

Transitive verb

verb

To couple.

Transitive verb

verb

To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-West Germanic *bindan Old English bindan Middle English binden English bind From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). See also West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen, binden, German binden, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk binde, Faroese, Icelandic, and Swedish binda; also Welsh ben (“cart”), Latin offendīx (“knot, band”), Lithuanian beñdras (“partner”), Albanian bind (“to convince, to awe, to spell”), Ancient Greek πεῖσμα (peîsma, “cable, rope”), Persian بستن (bastan, “to bind”), Sanskrit बन्धति (bándhati). Doublet of bandana.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰendʰ-, binden, bindan, *bindan, *bindaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

binds (present, singular) binding (participle, present) bound (past) binded (nonstandard, past) bound (participle, past) binded (nonstandard, participle) bounden (archaic, participle) ybound (obsolete, participle) ybounden (obsolete, participle) binds (plural)

Derived Forms

bindable bindee binder bindery bindstone bindup debind disbind hidebound inbind misbind overbind

Phrases

bind hand and foot binding knot binding spell bind off bind on equip bind on pickup bind over bind spell

Synonyms

fetter make fast tie fasten restrain curtail behedge guard govern smother bind chasten

Homonyms

bine

Rhymes With

find kind mind behind designed signed wind combined defined blind assigned remind

Questions

How do you pronounce bind?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪ̯nd/.
What does bind mean?
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Where does bind come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bind

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “bind”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈbaɪ̯nd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “bind”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “bind” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.