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Please confine your use of the phone to business calls. By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas). C2 [ T usually passive ] to keep someone closed in a place, often by force:
Confined definition: limited or restricted.. See examples of CONFINED used in a sentence.
The meaning of CONFINED is kept within confines. How to use confined in a sentence.
By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas). C2 [ T usually passive ] 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.
The adjective confined describes a space that is cramped or small and constricted. You probably don't see any claustrophobic vampires because if they were claustrophobic, they'd have a fear of confined spaces — like their coffins.
restrict. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for confine. limit, restrict, circumscribe, confine mean to set bounds for. limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go. visits are limited to 30 minutes.
Definition of confined adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
confined. adjective [ always before noun ] uk / kənˈfaɪnd / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. A confined space is very small. (Definition of confined from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict. to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of. arthritis confined him to bed. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
Definition of confine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
