be bound

[/biː baʊnd/]

verb

estar obrigado/a; estar destinado/a

1. to be obligated or required to do something

You are bound by the contract to complete the work.

Você está obrigado/a pelo contrato a completar o trabalho.

2. to be certain or very likely to happen

With all this studying, you are bound to pass the exam.

Com todo este estudo, você certamente vai passar no exame.

3. to be headed toward or traveling to a destination

The ship is bound for New York.

O navio está a caminho de Nova York.

4. to be connected or united with something

They are bound together by friendship.

Eles estão unidos pela amizade.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

estar obrigado/a; estar destinado/a; estar indo para

most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

estar obrigado/a; estar fadado/a

common in formal and informal contexts

Portugal

estar obrigado/a; estar condenado/a; estar destinado/a

European Portuguese variation

bound to happen

bound hand and foot

bound by law

homeward bound

bound for glory

Look up more words on Fala2Me

The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more