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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bound \Bound\ (bound), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde,
     bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of
     Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod,
     a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit
     could be marked. Cf. Bourne.]
     The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of
     any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or
     within which something is limited or restrained; limit;
     confine; extent; boundary.
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           He hath compassed the waters with bounds. --Job xxvi.
                                                    10.
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           On earth's remotest bounds.              --Campbell.
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           And mete the bounds of hate and love.    --Tennyson.
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     To keep within bounds, not to exceed or pass beyond
        assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.
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     Syn: See Boundary.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bound \Bound\, n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde, bodne,
     F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of Celtic
     origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod, a tuft
     or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit could be
     marked. Cf. Bourne.]
     The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of
     any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or
     within which something is limited or restrained; limit;
     confine; extent; boundary.
  
           He hath compassed the waters with bounds. --Job xxvi.
                                                    10.
  
           On earth's remotest bounds.              --Campbell.
  
           And mete the bounds of hate and love.    --Tennyson.
  
     To keep within bounds, not to exceed or pass beyond
        assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.
  
     Syn: See Boundary.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  to keep within bounds /tə kˈiːp wɪðˌɪn bˈaʊndz/
  megtartja a mértéket

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