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adjective
- 1. (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped: "her fear of confined spaces"
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The meaning of CONFINED is kept within confines. How to use confined in a sentence.
to keep someone closed in a place, often by force: The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world. be confined to somewhere/something. to exist only in a particular area or group of people: We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society. See more. Fewer examples.
Definition of 'confined' confined. (kənfaɪnd ) 1. adjective. If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. The problem is not confined to Germany. [+ to] These dangers are not confined to smokers. [+ to] 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. 2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison. 3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed. [French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines.] con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj. con·fin′er n.
The adjective confined describes being in captivity or not free to move about. If you do charity work, you could read books to older people confined to their homes.
to keep someone closed in a place, often by force: The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world. be confined to somewhere/something. to exist only in a particular area or group of people: We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society. See more. Fewer examples.
Definition of confine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Confined definition: limited or restricted.. See examples of CONFINED used in a sentence.
1 confine somebody/something to something [often passive] to keep someone or something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. synonym restrict The work will not be confined to the Cleveland area. I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916.
Definition of confined adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
