adj
Meaning 1
Coming in, heading inwards
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inbound
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɪnbaʊnd/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N B AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: IH1 N B AW0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An inbound shipment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: logistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
A basketball throw-in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 4
To pass a ball inbounds; to throw the ball in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- Smith inbounds the ball to Johnson.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
directed or moving inward or toward a center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the inbound train
- inward flood of capital
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From in + bound.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 入境的 (rùjìng de) — coming in, heading inwards
- Chinese Mandarin: 入站的 (rùzhàn de) — coming in, heading inwards
- Finnish: saapuva — coming in, heading inwards
- German: hereinkommend — coming in, heading inwards
- Greek: εισερχόμενος (eiserchómenos) — coming in, heading inwards
- Russian: входя́щий (vxodjáščij) — coming in, heading inwards
- Spanish: entrante — coming in, heading inwards
- Spanish: adveniente — coming in, heading inwards
- Spanish: ingresante — coming in, heading inwards
- Spanish: viniente — coming in, heading inwards
- Spanish: llegante — coming in, heading inwards
- Spanish: de llegada — coming in, heading inwards
- Thai: ขาเข้า — coming in, heading inwards
- Turkish: gelen — coming in, heading inwards
- Turkish: gelmekte olan — coming in, heading inwards
- Welsh: i mewn — coming in, heading inwards
Real reading context