bound to

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English

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Phrase

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bound to (See usage note in must.)

  1. (only with a bare infinitive) Indicates something which cannot be avoided.
    The leaking fuel tank was bound to explode sooner or later.

Further reading

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  • “bound to”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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