bond

B1 Topic:Personal Finance

US /bɑnd/ UK /bɒnd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like band /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #3040

Meanings

1

verb
To form a close emotional connection with someone.

The grandparents wanted to bond with their new grandchild.
2

noun
A close connection or feeling that joins people together.

There is a strong bond between the two sisters.
3

noun
An official document promising to repay money with interest, sold by a government or company to raise funds.

Our advisor felt that government bonds were a safe investment.
4

verb
To stick two surfaces firmly together.

This glue will bond the two parts in seconds.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to form a close emotional... attach bind tie

3 noun · an official document... bond certificate

4 verb · to stick two surfaces... stick

More adhere

Word family

Forms bondedbondingbonds

Derived forms backbondbond-likebond-servicebond-slavebond-tenantbondabilitybondablebondagebonderbondesquebondfolkbondforming

Related forms boor bower

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Phrases (1)

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convertible bond
a bond that may be exchanged for another security under specified conditions

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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His word is his bond

Simplified etymology

Bond has been used in English since the Middle English period and comes from the same Germanic root as bind and band in its sense “a strip of something.”

Etymology

From Middle English bonde (“peasant, servant, bondman”), from Old English bōnda, būnda (“householder, freeman, plebeian, husband”), perhaps from Old Norse bóndi (“husbandman, householder”, literally “dweller”), or a contraction of Old English būend (“dweller, inhabitant”), both from Proto-Germanic *būwandz (“dweller”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, appear”). See also bower, boor.

bonde Middle English bōnda Old English bóndi Old Norse būend Old English *būwandz Proto-Germanic *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Personal Finance Actions & Processes

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# bond

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /bɑnd/
**IPA (UK):** /bɒnd/
**Frequency rank:** 3040

## Meanings
1. To form a close emotional connection with someone.
2. A close connection or feeling that joins people together.
3. An official document promising to repay money with interest, sold by a government or company to raise funds.
4. To stick two surfaces firmly together.

## Examples
- The grandparents wanted to bond with their new grandchild.
- There is a strong bond between the two sisters.
- Our advisor felt that government bonds were a safe investment.
- This glue will bond the two parts in seconds.

## Synonyms
- adhere
- stick

## Derived Forms
- backbond
- bond-like
- bond-service
- bond-slave
- bond-tenant
- bondability
- bondable
- bondage
- bonder
- bondesque
- bondfolk
- bondforming

## Related Forms
- boor
- bower

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bonde
- Root: bōnda
- Root: bóndi
- Root: būend
- Root: *būwandz
- Root: *bʰuH-

## Etymology
From Middle English bonde (“peasant, servant, bondman”), from Old English bōnda, būnda (“householder, freeman, plebeian, husband”), perhaps from Old Norse bóndi (“husbandman, householder”, literally “dweller”), or a contraction of Old English būend (“dweller, inhabitant”), both from Proto-Germanic *būwandz (“dweller”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, appear”). See also bower, boor.

## AI Etymology
Bond comes from Middle English bonde (“peasant, servant, bondman”), from Old English bōnda, būnda (“householder, freeman, plebeian, husband”), perhaps from Old Norse bóndi (“husbandman, householder”, literally “dweller”), or a contraction of Old English būend (“dweller, inhabitant”), both from Proto-Germanic *būwandz (“dweller”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, appear”). See also bower, boor.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Actions & Processes

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