bound
adjective
1 adjective certainshe was bound to find out about it gheobhadh sí amach faoi luath nó mall, ní cheilfí go deo uirthi éit was bound to happen chaithfeadh sé tarlú, bheifeá ag súil go dtarlódh sé, ní bheifeá ag súil lena mhalairtyou're bound to be tired caithfidh sé go bhfuil tú tuirseach, ní foláir nó tá tú tuirseach 2 adjective legally etcapplicants will be bound by the rules beidh ar iarrthóirí cloí leis na rialachaShow full entry
3 adjective of destinationwhere are you bound? cá bhfuil do thriall?they were bound for the airport ag triall ar an aerfort a bhí siad, ar a mbealach go dtí an t-aerfort a bhí siad 4 adjective of fate etcshe was bound for great things bhí rudaí iontacha i ndán di, bhí rudaí iontacha roimpi amach 5 adjective PUBL of bookceangailte adj3
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6 verb leap INTRANSITIVEléim verb pocléim a thabhairtbheith ag pocléim she bounded up the stairs chuaigh sí ag preabadh suas an staighre, chuaigh sí suas an staighre de thruslóga móra 7 verb form boundary of TRANSITIVEbheith timpeall ar bheith thart ar the field is bounded by high walls tá claíocha arda thart ar an ngort 8 verb restrict TRANSITIVEsrian a chur le teorainn a chur le all research is bounded by rules cuireann rialacha srian ar gach taighdenoun
9 noun literary leapléim fem2 abhóg fem2 she crossed the ditch in a single bound chuaigh sí thar an díog d'aon abhóg amháin