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Old 14-Oct-2006, 12:08
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My friend Sam was once bound to a tree. Ooh, that was unpleasant. (I might have made that up. )

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I think bint is the present tense of bind. Bints are a bind (sometimes)
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And bints are bound to find out if you are up to no good.
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My friend Sam was once bound to a tree. Ooh, that was unpleasant. (I might have made that up. )

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I was was once bound to a tree by myself, it was really unpleasant
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Bound?
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"bind" is quite a standard example, not only in English, but also in Dutch and German (binden) ;)
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bound is correct
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Default Re: Bind

bind - bound - bound

What about to be bound to?
Does it mean to be certain?

He is bound to arrive this evening. - is this sentence ok? Is this expression frequently used in spoken English?

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