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inbounds

in·bounds
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-boundz]
    • /ˈɪnˈbaʊndz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-boundz]
    • /ˈɪnˈbaʊndz/

Definitions of inbounds word

  • adjective inbounds Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field. 1
  • adjective inbounds Basketball. of or relating to passing the ball onto the court from out of bounds. 1
  • noun inbounds Denoting or relating to a throw that puts the ball into play from out of bounds. 1
  • adjective inbounds In basketball, an inbounds pass is a throw from outside the playing area to a player who is inside the court. 0
  • adjective inbounds of or relating to putting the ball in play onto the court from out of bounds 0
  • noun inbounds plural of inbound. 0

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Origin of inbounds

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; adj. use of prepositional phrase in bounds

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Parts of speech for Inbounds

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

inbounds popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

inbounds usage trend in Literature

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