noun
Meaning 1
A coming back, as an effect or consequence; a return.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
redound
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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UK, US: /ɹɪˈdaʊnd/
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UK, US: /ɹəˈdaʊnd/
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rhymes with -aʊnd
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CMU ARPABET: R IY0 D AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 3
To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To contribute to the honour, shame etc. of a person or organisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To reverberate, to echo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To reflect (honour, shame etc.) to or onto someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- His infamous behaviour only redounded back upon him when he was caught.
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verb
Meaning 8
To arise from or out of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To roll back; to be sent or driven back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, usually
Qualifier: flood
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verb
Meaning 10
have an effect for good or ill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Her efforts will redound to the general good
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Broader terms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
verb
Meaning 11
contribute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Everything redounded to his glory
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Broader terms: accrue
verb
Meaning 12
return or recoil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Fame redounds to the heroes
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Broader terms: return
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman redunder, Middle French redonder, and their source, Latin redundō, from red- + undō (“surge”), from unda (“a wave”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: допринасям (doprinasjam) — to result in, contribute to
- Bulgarian: водя до (vodja do) — to result in, contribute to
- Czech: přispět — to result in, contribute to
- Czech: přispívat — to result in, contribute to
- Czech: napomoci — to result in, contribute to
- Finnish: kääntyä — to result in, contribute to
- Finnish: muuttua — to result in, contribute to
- German: zu etw. führen — to result in, contribute to
- German: zu etw. beitragen — to result in, contribute to
- Russian: приводи́ть к (privodítʹ k) — to result in, contribute to
- Russian: спосо́бствовать (sposóbstvovatʹ) — to result in, contribute to
- Bulgarian: връщам се (vrǎštam se) — to come back, accrue upon
- Finnish: kääntyä vastaan — to come back, accrue upon
- Finnish: iskeä takaisin — to come back, accrue upon
- German: zurückfallen — to come back, accrue upon
- German: einholen — to come back, accrue upon
- Finnish: johtua — to arise or occur in consequence from