Wiktionary

bind

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną (compare West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen, German binden, Danish binde), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).

Compare Welsh benn (“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.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /baɪnd/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

VerbEdit

bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound or (nonstandard) binded, past participle bound or (nonstandard) binded or (archaic, rare) bounden)

  1. (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
  2. (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
    Just to make the cheese more binding
    • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, →OCLC:
      unlocks their [clay's] binding Quality.
  3. (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
    I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
  4. (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
    These are the ties that bind.
  5. (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
    to bind grain in bundles  to bind a prisoner
    Synonyms: fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain
  6. (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
    Gravity binds the planets to the sun.
    Frost binds the earth.
  7. (transitive) To couple.
  8. (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
    to bind the conscience  to bind by kindness  bound by affection  commerce binds nations to each other
    Synonyms: restrain, restrict, obligate
  9. (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
  10. (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
    to bind an apprentice  bound out to service
    Synonym: indenture
  11. (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
  12. (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
    to bind a belt about one  to bind a compress upon a wound
  13. (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
    to bind up a wound
    Synonyms: bandage, dress
  14. (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
    Certain drugs bind the bowels.
  15. (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
    The three novels were bound together.
  16. (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
  17. (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
    • 2008, Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, Donald Bruce Stewart, Real World Haskell (page 33)
      We bind the variable n to the value 2, and xs to "abcd".
    • 2009, Robert Pickering, Beginning F#, page 123:
      You can bind an identifier to an object of a derived type, as you did earlier when you bound a string to an identifier of type obj […]
  18. (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
  19. (UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
    • 1980, Iris Murdoch, Nuns And Soldiers:
      "But it's not much good piling up the pix if I can't sell them."
      "Oh do stop binding. Think of something. How will we eat, where will we sleep?"
  20. (intransitive, LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
    I haven't binded since I got my top surgery.
    I hear binder tech has improved since I last bound.

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TranslationsEdit

NounEdit

bind (plural binds)

  1. That which binds or ties.
  2. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
  3. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
  4. (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
  5. (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
    the Maróczy Bind
  6. The indurated clay of coal mines.

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AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *bind-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to persuade, encourage; constrain”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō, “to persuade, convince”),[1] Illyrian *Bindus (“Illyrian Neptune”) and Thracian Bithus (“theonym”).

VerbEdit

bind (first-person singular past tense binda, participle bindur)

  1. to convince, persuade, amaze
  2. (archaic or chiefly dialectal) to perform magic, cast a spell, wonder, dazzle

ConjugationEdit

Standard Albanian conjugation of bind (active voice)
participle bindur
gerund duke bindur
infinitive për të bindur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present bind bind bind bindim bindni bindin
imperfect bindja bindje bindte bindnim bindnit bindnin
aorist binda binde bindi bindëm bindët bindën
perfect kam bindur ke bindur ka bindur kemi bindur keni bindur kanë bindur
past perfect kisha bindur kishe bindur kishte bindur kishim bindur kishit bindur kishin bindur
aorist II pata bindur pate bindur pati bindur patëm bindur patët bindur patën bindur
future1 do të bind do të bindësh do të bindë do të bindim do të bindni do të bindin
future perfect2 do të kem bindur do të kesh bindur do të ketë bindur do të kemi bindur do të keni bindur do të kenë bindur
subjunctive unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present të bind të bindësh të bindë të bindim të bindni të bindin
imperfect të bindja të bindje të bindte të bindnim të bindnit të bindnin
perfect të kem bindur të kesh bindur të ketë bindur të kemi bindur të keni bindur të kenë bindur
past perfect të kisha bindur të kishe bindur të kishte bindur të kishim bindur të kishit bindur të kishin bindur
conditional1, 2 unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
imperfect do të bindja do të bindje do të bindte do të bindnim do të bindnit do të bindnin
past perfect do të kisha bindur do të kishe bindur do të kishte bindur do të kishim bindur do të kishit bindur do të kishin bindur
optative unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present bindsha bindsh bindtë bindshim bindshit bindshin
perfect paça bindur paç bindur pastë bindur paçim bindur paçit bindur paçin bindur
admirative unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present bindkam bindke bindka bindkemi bindkeni bindkan
imperfect bindkësha bindkëshe bindkësh bindkëshim bindkëshit bindkëshin
perfect paskam bindur paske bindur paska bindur paskemi bindur paskeni bindur paskan bindur
past perfect paskësha bindur paskëshe bindur paskësh bindur paskëshim bindur paskëshit bindur paskëshin bindur
imperative — ti — — ju —
present — bind — — bindni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 101

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bind

  1. first-person singular present indicative of binden
  2. imperative of binden

FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the verb binda.

NounEdit

bind n (genitive singular binds, plural bind)

  1. a book binding
  2. a book jacket or cover
  3. a book band
  4. a volume (single book of a publication)
  5. a bandage
  6. armlet, brassard
  7. a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
  8. truss

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bind
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bind bindið bind bindini
accusative bind bindið bind bindini
dative bindi bindinum bindum bindunum
genitive binds bindsins binda bindanna

GermanEdit

VerbEdit

bind

  1. singular imperative of binden
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of binden

NawdmEdit

NounEdit

bind d (plural bina ɦa)

  1. year
  2. age

ReferencesEdit

  • Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane; Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎[2], SIL International

Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From the verb binde.

NounEdit

bind n (definite singular bindet, indefinite plural bind, definite plural binda or bindene)

  1. a volume (single book of a published work)
  2. a sling (kind of hanging bandage)
    Han går med armen i bind
  3. a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
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Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

bind

  1. imperative of binde

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • bd. (abbreviation)

EtymologyEdit

From the verb binde.

NounEdit

bind n (definite singular bindet, indefinite plural bind, definite plural binda)

  1. a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
  2. a volume
    1. a bound book
    2. a single book in a multi-book format
    3. binding of a book
      Synonym: omslag
  3. a sling (kind of hanging bandage)

Derived termsEdit

  • armbind
  • supplementsbind

    • ReferencesEdit

    RomanianEdit

    EtymologyEdit

    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بند‎ (bend), from Persian بند‎ (band).

    NounEdit

    bind n (plural binduri)

    1. (obsolete) flag

    DeclensionEdit

    Declension of bind
    singular plural
    indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
    nominative/accusative (un) bind bindul (niște) binduri bindurile
    genitive/dative (unui) bind bindului (unor) binduri bindurilor
    vocative bindule bindurilor

    ReferencesEdit

    • bind in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

    SwedishEdit

    VerbEdit

    bind

    1. imperative of binda.

    WolofEdit

    PronunciationEdit

    VerbEdit

    bind

    1. to write
      Jàngalekat jaa ngiy bind. - The teacher (here) is writing.
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