Bound vs Bounded
Hi everyone, this is my second question here. You are all very helpful and I'm thankful for that.
What I was wondering is which one of these two is correct:
1- I am not bound by anything
2- I am not bounded by anything
and if there is any difference in that sentence above compared to this one below:
1- I am not bound nor liberated.
2- I am not bounded nor liberated.
Which one is the correct in both cases? I know I can use bound as the past tense of bind, and bounded as the past tense of bound.. but I'm not sure about the differences and which one is correct. Does it depend on American English vs British English?
Thank you!
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Top answer
Hi It's an interesting question. Both words can mean 'restricted'. But 'bound' means restricted, as if tied with rope.
- Hi It's an interesting question.
- Both words can mean 'restricted'.
- But 'bound' means restricted, as if tied with rope.
- 'Bounded' means restricted, as if boundaries have been drawn around you Usually the first will do: - I shall do as I choose: I am not bound by my father The second is sometimes used with regard to thinking: - I should have seen the outcome, but my mind was bounded [= my knowledge was limited or I had not yet accepted what was true] Hope this helps, Dave
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It's an interesting question. Both words can mean 'restricted'. But 'bound' means restricted, as if tied with rope. 'Bounded' means restricted, as if boundaries have been drawn around you
Usually the first will do:
- I shall do as I choose: I am not bound by my father
The second is sometimes used with regard to thinking:
- I should have seen the outcome, but m
0Thanks everyone, I will use not bounded when writing in a negative form with the word not (it has a purpose in my paper, it's called "Neti neti"). When I want to write in the positive but without being concrete (eg. saying infinite) I will use unbounded (saying what it is not, as not bounded, instead of what it is).
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