/bɒnd/
#1933 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
A strong feeling that joins two people, or something that holds things together.
Word origin
A form of the word band, from Old Norse band, and related to bind.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- band
- English cognates
- band, bind
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbonds
Examples
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A "bond" between people is a close, lasting feeling.
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The plural "bonds" is used for ties of any kind.
glue .
Here a bond is a physical join.
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