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Yohanan Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Bound ... for
Hi,
I am new on this forum and I came here with the desire to ameliorate my knowledge of English, so I AM THANKFUL FOR THE VERY EXISTENCE OF THIS FORUM. I almost never actively practised English and need some help from time to time. The colleague who used to help me has left the University and this is why I come to the forum.
My question just now is about the meaning of the following sentence:
"For nobody came to meet the little group of returning Americans, bound mostly for places far away."
I was unable to find out the exact meaning of this last part "bound … for". I searched the Shorter OED as well as the Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs by Rosemary Courtney.
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Yohanan
I am new on this forum and I came here with the desire to ameliorate my knowledge of English, so I AM THANKFUL FOR THE VERY EXISTENCE OF THIS FORUM. I almost never actively practised English and need some help from time to time. The colleague who used to help me has left the University and this is why I come to the forum.
My question just now is about the meaning of the following sentence:
"For nobody came to meet the little group of returning Americans, bound mostly for places far away."
I was unable to find out the exact meaning of this last part "bound … for". I searched the Shorter OED as well as the Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs by Rosemary Courtney.
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Yohanan
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Yohanan, welcome to the English Forums! A. It's its destination.
- Yohanan, welcome to the English Forums!
- A.
- It's its destination.
- So the "Americans bound mostly for places far away " means that most of the Americans there were soon going to depart for "far away" destinations, where I suppose their home is.
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Yohanan, welcome to the English Forums!
For example, a plane can be "bound for Los angeles", meaning it is meant/supposed to fly/go to L.A. It's its destination.
So the "Americans bound mostly for places far away " means that most of the Americans there were soon going to depart for "far away" destinations, where I suppose their home is.
For example, a plane can be "bound for Los angeles", meaning it is meant/supposed to fly/go to L.A. It's its destination.
So the "Americans bound mostly for places far away " means that most of the Americans there were soon going to depart for "far away" destinations, where I suppose their home is.
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"bound for" = "heading in the direction of" = "intending to go to"
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Merci beaucoup! C'est le fait que ces Américains étaient de retour au pays qui m'a posé problème, mais je vois bien à présent de quoi il s'agit!
Cordiales salutations
Cordiales salutations
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