bind – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bind

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bind sb over
Participle: bound sb over
Gerund: binding sb over

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of bind

Indicative

Present

Ibind sb over
youbind sb over
he;she;itbinds sb over
webind sb over
youbind sb over
theybind sb over

Perfect

Ihave bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhave bound sb over; bounden sb over
he;she;ithas bound sb over; bounden sb over
wehave bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhave bound sb over; bounden sb over
theyhave bound sb over; bounden sb over

Past

Ibound sb over
youbound sb over
he;she;itbound sb over
webound sb over
youbound sb over
theybound sb over

Pluperfect

Ihad bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhad bound sb over; bounden sb over
he;she;ithad bound sb over; bounden sb over
wehad bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhad bound sb over; bounden sb over
theyhad bound sb over; bounden sb over

Future

Iwill bind sb over
youwill bind sb over
he;she;itwill bind sb over
wewill bind sb over
youwill bind sb over
theywill bind sb over

Future Perfect

Iwill have bound sb over; bounden sb over
youwill have bound sb over; bounden sb over
he;she;itwill have bound sb over; bounden sb over
wewill have bound sb over; bounden sb over
youwill have bound sb over; bounden sb over
theywill have bound sb over; bounden sb over

Subjunctive

Present

Ibind sb over
youbind sb over
he;she;itbind sb over
webind sb over
youbind sb over
theybind sb over

Perfect

Ihave bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhave bound sb over; bounden sb over
he;she;ithave bound sb over; bounden sb over
wehave bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhave bound sb over; bounden sb over
theyhave bound sb over; bounden sb over

Imperfect

Ibound sb over
youbound sb over
he;she;itbound sb over
webound sb over
youbound sb over
theybound sb over

Pluperfect

Ihad bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhad bound sb over; bounden sb over
he;she;ithad bound sb over; bounden sb over
wehad bound sb over; bounden sb over
youhad bound sb over; bounden sb over
theyhad bound sb over; bounden sb over

Conditional

Present

Iwould bind sb over
youwould bind sb over
he;she;itwould bind sb over
wewould bind sb over
youwould bind sb over
theywould bind sb over

Perfect

Iwould have bound sb over; bounden sb over
youwould have bound sb over; bounden sb over
he;she;itwould have bound sb over; bounden sb over
wewould have bound sb over; bounden sb over
youwould have bound sb over; bounden sb over
theywould have bound sb over; bounden sb over

Imperative

youbind sb over
weLet's bind sb over
youbind sb over

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam binding sb over
youare binding sb over
he;she;itis binding sb over
weare binding sb over
youare binding sb over
theyare binding sb over

Perfect

Ihave been binding sb over
youhave been binding sb over
he;she;ithas been binding sb over
wehave been binding sb over
youhave been binding sb over
theyhave been binding sb over

Past

Iwas binding sb over
youwere binding sb over
he;she;itwas binding sb over
wewere binding sb over
youwere binding sb over
theywere binding sb over

Pluperfect

Ihad been binding sb over
youhad been binding sb over
he;she;ithad been binding sb over
wehad been binding sb over
youhad been binding sb over
theyhad been binding sb over

Future

Iwill be binding sb over
youwill be binding sb over
he;she;itwill be binding sb over
wewill be binding sb over
youwill be binding sb over
theywill be binding sb over

Future Perfect

Iwill have been binding sb over
youwill have been binding sb over
he;she;itwill have been binding sb over
wewill have been binding sb over
youwill have been binding sb over
theywill have been binding sb over

Conditional

Present

Iwould be binding sb over
youwould be binding sb over
he;she;itwould be binding sb over
wewould be binding sb over
youwould be binding sb over
theywould be binding sb over

Perfect

Iwould have been binding sb over
youwould have been binding sb over
he;she;itwould have been binding sb over
wewould have been binding sb over
youwould have been binding sb over
theywould have been binding sb over

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bind'

bind, fight, find, grind, overwind, rebind, regrind, unwind, wind, atwind, autowind, befight, befind, bewind, copyfight, cryogrind, debind, dogfight, fault-find, faultfind, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'bind'

band, bend, bid, bin, bing, bird, blind, bond, bund, find,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to combine more than one item into one
accouple, affix, associate, attach, bewed, clasp, clinch, combine, conglomerate, conglutinate, conjoin, connect, couple, entwine, fay, fix, graft, hitch, hook, inosculate, interlink, join, joint, knit, knot, link, marry, put together, splice, unite, wed, yoke
to make tighter
brace, cinch, clench, constrict, squeeze, taughten, tauten, tense, tighten
to keep under control
behedge, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, dampen, hamshackle, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold, withstrain
secure
tie, attach, connect, tape, fasten, gird, wrap
confine
constrain, yoke, border, truss, constrict, shackle, encircle, chain
obligate
oblige, force, necessitate, sanction, involve, engage, confirm
indenture
apprentice, enslave

Antonyms

secure
unstable, unsure, loose, unloose

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb bindan (bind), grindan (grind) and windan (wind).

Etymology

1. O.E. bindan "to tie up with bonds" (lit. and fig.), also "to make captive, to cover with dressings and bandages" (class III strong verb; past tense band, pp. bunden), from PIE base *bhendh- "to bind" (see bend). Bindery first recorded 1810, Amer.Eng.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *bindaną
5. Proto-West Germanic *bindan
6. Old English bindan
7. Middle English binden
8. English bind
9. From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).
10. See also West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen, binden, German binden, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk binde, Faroese, Icelandic, and Swedish binda; also Welsh ben (“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. See: Middle English 'binden', Old English 'bindan', Proto-Germanic '*bindaną', Dutch 'binden', Low Saxon 'binnen', German, old spelling 'binden', Albanian 'bind'.

Verbs referencing "bind"

German, old spelling binden, Middle High German binden, Danish binde, German, Pennsylvania binne, Luxembourgish bannen, Hindi बाँधना, Wymysorys bynda, Punjabi ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ, Punjabi بنھنا.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] of the third of January eighteen-hundred-and-forty-two, I opened the door of, and put my head into, a ‘state-room ’ on board the Britannia steam-packet, twelve hundred tons burthen per register, bound for Halifax and Boston, and carrying Her Majesty 's mails. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Dare say he may be; never was much adapted to anything that I set him about, I'll be bound. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Long before I looked upon her, the help had come. Her face was radiant with intelligence and pleasure. Her hair, braided by her own hands, was bound about a head, whose intellectual capacity and development were beautifully expressed in its graceful outline, and its broad open brow; her dress, arranged by herself, was a pattern of neatness and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ O Canaan, bright Canaan I 'm bound for the land of Canaan. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ He'll be rael mad, I'll be bound, ” said Andy. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on a charge of theft, was a boy. This lad, instead of being committed to a common jail, would be sent to the asylum at South Boston, and there taught a trade; and in the course of time he would be bound apprentice to some respectable master. Thus, his detection in this offence, instead of being the prelude to a life of infamy and a miserable death, would lead, there was a reasonable hope, to his [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We went on next morning, still by railroad, to Springfield. From that place to Hartford, whither we were bound, is a distance of only five-and-twenty miles, but at that time of the year the roads were so bad that the journey would probably have occupied ten or twelve hours. Fortunately, however, the winter [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ I's older, ye know, ” said Tom, stroking the boy's fine, curly head with his large, strong hand, but speaking in a voice as tender as a woman 's, “ and I sees all that's bound up in you. O, Mas’r George, you has everything,—l’arnin ’, privileges, readin ’, writin’,—and you'll grow up to be a great, learned, good man and all the people on the place and your mother and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Did I see in this public body an assemblage of men, bound together in the sacred names of Liberty and Freedom, and so asserting the chaste dignity of those twin goddesses, in all their discussions, as to exalt at once the Eternal Principles to which their [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • After remaining here a couple of days I bound myself to a rigid adherence to the plan I had laid down so recently, and resolved to set forward on our western journey without any more delay. Accordingly, having reduced the luggage within the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ♪ Let's bend the rules ♪ ♪ Then break some hearts ♪ ♪ Ghost town blaze bound ♪ (Rule of Thirds)