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Bounds

noun/kˈæsɪmˌɪɹ/
Definition
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
a line determining the limits of an area
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæsɪmˌɪɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈabɒtʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈabɒtʃ/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈæsɪmˌɪɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
nouna line determining the limits of an area
nounthe line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
nounthe greatest possible degree of something
“what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior”
nouna light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
verbmove forward by leaps and bounds
“The horse bounded across the meadow”
verbform the boundary of; be contiguous to
verbplace limits on (extent or access)
“restrict the use of this parking lot”
verbspring back; spring away from an impact
“The rubber ball bounced”
Word Forms
boundverbform the boundary of; be contiguous to
edgeverblie adjacent to another or share a boundary
limitverbdecide upon or fix definitely
leapverbcause to jump or leap
springverbspring back; spring away from an impact
saltateverbleap or skip, often in dancing
jumpnounthe act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
jumpingnounthe act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
leapnounthe distance leaped (or to be leaped)
leapernounsomeone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)
boundernounsomeone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)
boundnouna light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
springnouna light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
boundarynouna line determining the limits of an area
bordernounthe boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
restrictiveadjectiveserving to restrict
restrictionnounthe act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
restrainernouna person who directs and restrains
trammelnouna restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
limiternoun(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
limitnounthe greatest possible degree of something
limitationnoun(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
bouncenounrebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
resilientadjectiveelastic; rebounds readily
resiliencynounan occurrence of rebounding or springing back
reboundnouna movement back from an impact
recoilnouna movement back from an impact
ricochetnouna glancing rebound
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Grenzen
die Linie oder Ebene, die die Grenze oder das Ausmaß von etwas angibt
🇫🇷French
bornes
la ligne ou le plan indiquant la limite ou l'étendue de quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
límites
Línea o plano que indica el límite o extensión de algo.
🇮🇹Italian
limiti
la linea o il piano che indica il limite o l'estensione di qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
grenzen
de lijn of het vlak dat de grens of omvang van iets aangeeft
🇵🇹Portuguese
limites
a linha ou plano que indica o limite ou extensão de algo
🇷🇺Russian
границы
линия или плоскость, обозначающая предел или протяженность чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सीमा
किसी चीज़ की सीमा या सीमा बताने वाली रेखा या समतल
🇧🇩Bengali
সীমানা
লাইন বা সমতল কিছুর সীমা বা ব্যাপ্তি নির্দেশ করে
🇮🇳Tamil
எல்லைகள்
ஏதாவது வரம்பு அல்லது அளவைக் குறிக்கும் கோடு அல்லது விமானம்
🇮🇳Telugu
హద్దులు
ఏదైనా పరిమితి లేదా పరిధిని సూచించే రేఖ లేదా విమానం
🇮🇳Marathi
सीमा
एखाद्या गोष्टीची मर्यादा किंवा मर्यादा दर्शविणारी रेखा किंवा विमान
🇮🇳Gujarati
સીમાઓ
કોઈ વસ્તુની મર્યાદા અથવા હદ દર્શાવતી રેખા અથવા વિમાન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಡಿಗಳು
ಯಾವುದೋ ಮಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ರೇಖೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അതിരുകൾ
എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും പരിധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യാപ്തി സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന രേഖ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸੀਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਲਾਈਨ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼
🇵🇰Urdu
حدود
کسی چیز کی حد یا حد کی نشاندہی کرنے والی لائن یا طیارہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
边界
表示某事物的界限或范围的线或平面
🇯🇵Japanese
境界
何かの限界または範囲を示す線または平面
🇰🇷Korean
범위
어떤 것의 한계나 범위를 나타내는 선이나 면
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giới hạn
đường thẳng hoặc mặt phẳng biểu thị giới hạn hoặc mức độ của một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
ขอบเขต
เส้นหรือระนาบที่ระบุขอบเขตหรือขอบเขตของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
batas
garis atau bidang yang menunjukkan batas atau luasnya sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
mga hangganan
ang linya o eroplano na nagsasaad ng limitasyon o lawak ng isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
sempadan
garisan atau satah yang menunjukkan had atau takat sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الحدود
الخط أو المستوى الذي يشير إلى الحد أو المدى لشيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
محدوده
خط یا صفحه ای که حد یا وسعت چیزی را نشان می دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
sınırlar
bir şeyin sınırını veya kapsamını gösteren çizgi veya düzlem
🇮🇱Hebrew
גבולות
הקו או המישור המציינים את הגבול או ההיקף של משהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bounds'?
The primary meaning of 'bounds' is 'the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bounds' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bounds' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bounds' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bounds' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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