"know no bounds" meaning in All languages combined

See know no bounds on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-know no bounds.ogg Forms: knows no bounds [present, singular, third-person], knowing no bounds [participle, present], knew no bounds [past], known no bounds [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,knew,known>|head=~bound􂀿s:􂁀}} know no bounds (third-person singular simple present knows no bounds, present participle knowing no bounds, simple past knew no bounds, past participle known no bounds)
  1. To be unlimited in scope or extent. Translations (Translations): être sans limites (French), être sans bornes (French), nie znać granic [imperfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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