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bound form

bound form
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bound fawrm]
    • /baʊnd fɔrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bound fawrm]
    • /baʊnd fɔrm/

Definitions of bound form words

  • noun bound form a linguistic form that never occurs by itself but always as part of some larger construction, as -ed in seated. Compare free form (def 2). 1
  • noun bound form (linguistics) a unit of language that can be only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own (such as the English suffix -ly). 0

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Parts of speech for Bound form

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bound form popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bound form usage trend in Literature

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