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Prepositions before nouns

How to use prepositions with 'bond'

Different prepositions with bond express relationships, finance, attachment, or legal purpose.

Quick answer

Common combinations with 'bond'

Use bond between or bond with for relationships, bond in chemistry or finance contexts, and bond for legal or financial purpose. Bond of appears in formal descriptive phrases.

There is a strong bond between the sisters.
Children often form a bond with pets.
The company issued a bond for $1 million.
bond of friendship

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
bond between + people/things

Describing a relationship

Between identifies the connected people or groups.

The bond between the players is strong.
2
bond with + person

Forming an emotional connection

With commonly follows bond as a verb or noun.

Parents bond with their babies quickly.
3
bond of + noun

Naming the type of connection

Of describes the nature of the bond.

bond of trust
4
bond for + amount/purpose

Financial or legal use

For can introduce the amount or purpose of a bond.

They posted a bond for $5,000.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
bond of
a bond of loyalty
the type or quality of connection
bond in
a bond in chemistry
bond followed by a field or context adjunct
bond with
She bonded with her teammates.
formed a close connection
bond on
interest on the bond
on relates to another noun, not directly selected by bond
bond for
He was released on bond for $2,000.
financial or legal amount or purpose

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using on directly after bond for relationships

English usually uses bond with or bond between.

✕ She has a close bond on her sister. ✓ She has a close bond with her sister.

Confusing bond of and bond with

Bond of names the type of relationship; bond with names the connected person.

✕ a bond with trust ✓ a bond of trust

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. They formed a close bond ___ each other.
2. Choose the phrase that names a type of relationship.
3. The judge set bail ___ $10,000 bond.

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Frequently asked questions

What preposition follows 'bond' for relationships?

Bond with and bond between are the most common choices.

Can 'bond' be a verb?

Yes. People can bond with each other over shared experiences.

Is 'bond on' correct?

Only when on belongs to another part of the sentence, such as 'interest on the bond'.

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