binden

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to tie
  2. (transitive) to wrap
  3. (transitive) to bind (generally, legally/contractually)
  4. (intransitive) to bind, to thicken (of food)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪndə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch binden, from Old Dutch *bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

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