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Avid learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

To bound and to unbound

Hi,

Is the verb "to unbound" grammatically acceptable?

Example:
  1. A universe which is not bounded by time; the arrow of time doesn't exist there.
  2. A universe which is unbounded by time; the arrow of time doesn't exist there.
Thanks in advance, AL
  

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avid learner Is the verb "to unbound" grammatically acceptable? There is no such verb. The verbs you are interested in are 'to bind' and 'to unbind'.

— CalifJim

  • avid learner Is the verb "to unbound" grammatically acceptable?
  • There is no such verb.
  • The verbs you are interested in are 'to bind' and 'to unbind'.
  • These follow the same irregular pattern as 'find'.
  • find - found - found bind - bound - bound unbind - unbound - unbound _________ Separate from these verb forms we have the adjectives 'bounded' and 'unbounded', which are the words used in your two sample sentences.
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avid learnerIs the verb "to unbound" grammatically acceptable?
There is no such verb. The verbs you are interested in are 'to bind' and 'to unbind'. These follow the same irregular pattern as 'find'.

find - found - found
bind - bound - bound
unbind - unbound - unbound
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Separate from these verb forms we have the a
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avid learnerIs the verb "to unbound" grammatically acceptable?
There is a verb unbind, and its past and past participle is unbound.
They unbound and released him.
The book is unbound. We will send it to the bookbinders tomorrow.

There is an adjective unbounded.
He spoke with unbounded enthusiasm.

(cross-
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CalifJimThere is no such verb. The verbs you are interested in are 'to bind' and 'to unbind'. These follow the same irregular pattern as 'find'.
According to dictionary.com "to bound" is a verb: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/bound?s=t [the third definition]
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avid learnerAccording to dictionary.com "to bound" is a verb
OK, but I don't see the verb "unbound" in the same dictionary (except as a cross-reference that says it's the past participle of the verb "to unbind").

Remember, you didn't ask about "to bound" as a verb; you asked about "to unbound": Is the verb "to unbound" ...
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CalifJimOK, but I don't see the verb "unbound" in the same dictionary
So although there is a verb "to bound", that doesn't automatically mean that there is also a verb "to unbound"?
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avid learnerSo although there is a verb "to bound", that doesn't automatically mean that there is also a verb "to unbound"?
I'm afraid not.
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CalifJimI'm afraid not.
Thanks.

I think I will simplify my sentence into: "A universe which is timeless; the arrow of time doesn't exist there."
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avid learnerSo although there is a verb "to bound", that doesn't automatically mean that there is also a verb "to unbound"?
The meanings are completely unrelated.

bound (verb) = run (jumping) at fast pace. It is a regular verb.
The deer bounded across the field and jumped over the fence.

bound = past of bind. - to tie
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