binden
German, verb
binden is spelled B-I-N-D-E-N (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,780th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Binden is a German verb meaning “to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Binden is a different word: “gerund of binden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch ein Band zusammenhalten”.
What does binden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.
Er hat den Hund an den Zaun gebunden.
- 2
to tie, to fasten a string etc.
Ich binde mir die Schuhe.
- 3
to oblige, commit, bind
Mein Vertrag bindet mich.
- 4
to commit oneself, make a commitment (especially for marriage)
- 5
to make congeal, thicken, set, bond
- 6
to capture; to absorb (carbon dioxide etc.)
- 7
to congeal, thicken, set, bond
- 8
to make sandhi, crasis, liaison
Französische Substantive werden im Singular nicht gebunden.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of binden
noun
- 1
feminineplural of Binde
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch ein Band zusammenhalten 2. sich verpflichten 3. dickflüssig, sämig machen 4. Töne legato spielen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of binden
- bindet present singular third-person
- band past
- gebunden participle past
- bände past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- bindend participle present
- binde first-person indicative present
- bindest indicative present second-person
- banden first-person indicative plural
- bänden first-person formal plural
- bandest indicative preterite second-person
- bandst indicative preterite second-person
- bandet indicative plural preterite
- bändest formal rare second-person
- bändet formal plural rare
- bind imperative second-person singular
- bind! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to binden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is binden in German?
binden appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).