Definition

1. Verb:

   • To become fond of; to develop a close attachment: Refers to the process of forming a deep emotional bond, affection, or connection with a person, place, or thing over time.
   • To be closely attached; to be deeply connected: Describes a state of having a strong, enduring, and intimate relationship or tie.

2. Adjective (from verb participle):

   • Close-knit; deeply attached: Used to describe a relationship or bond that is characterized by strong mutual affection, loyalty, and interdependence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Tôi đã gắn bó với ngôi trường này suốt 10 năm. (I have been attached to this school for 10 years.)
  • Họ gắn bó với nhau từ thời sinh viên. (They have been close since their student days.)

• Adjective:

  • Mối quan hệ gắn bó của họ thật đáng ngưỡng mộ. (Their close-knit relationship is truly admirable.)
  • Cộng đồng chúng tôi rất gắn bó. (Our community is very tight-knit.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự gắn bó" (noun): the attachment, the bond.
  • Sự gắn bó giữa mẹ và con thật thiêng liêng. (The bond between mother and child is sacred.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gắn kết (v): to bond, to unite (often implies a slightly more active or intentional joining together).

  • Công việc nhóm giúp mọi người gắn kết. (Teamwork helps people bond.)

• Bám víu (v): to cling to (can have a negative connotation of dependency).

  • Đứa trẻ bám víu vào mẹ. (The child clings to its mother.)

Synonyms

• To be attached to: to have affection for.
• To be devoted to: to be very loyal and loving.
• To be close to: to have an intimate relationship with.
• To bond with: to form a close connection.

Related Idioms

• Gắn bó keo sơn: to be inseparably close; a bond as strong as glue.

  • Tình bạn gắn bó keo sơn của họ vượt qua mọi khó khăn. (Their inseparable friendship overcomes all difficulties.)

• Gắn bó máu thịt: to be flesh-and-blood close; an intrinsic, inseparable bond.

  • Người lính gắn bó máu thịt với đồng đội. (The soldier shares a flesh-and-blood bond with his comrades.)

verb

1. to become fond of