bond

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To form a close emotional connection with someone.

   The grandparents wanted to bond with their new grandchild.

2. 2
   noun

   A close connection or feeling that joins people together.

   There is a strong bond between the two sisters.

3. 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. 4
   verb

   To stick two surfaces firmly together.

   This glue will bond the two parts in seconds.

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.

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