confined
[ kuh n-fahynd ]
/ kənˈfaɪnd /
adjective
limited or restricted.
unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
being in childbirth; being in parturition.
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Definition for confined (2 of 2)
confine
[ kuhn-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4 ]
/ kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 /
verb (used with object), con·fined, con·fin·ing.
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense he was confined to quarters for 30 days.
noun
Usually confines.
a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
Often confines.
region; territory.
Archaic.
confinement.
Obsolete.
a place of confinement; prison.
Origin of confine
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British Dictionary definitions for confined (1 of 2)
confined
/ (kənˈfaɪnd) /
adjective
enclosed or restricted; limited
in childbed; undergoing childbirth
Derived forms of confined
confinedly (kənˈfaɪnɪdlɪ), adverb confinedness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for confined (2 of 2)
confine
verb (kənˈfaɪn) (tr)
to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict
to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of
arthritis confined him to bed
noun (ˈkɒnfaɪn)
(often plural)
a limit; boundary
Derived forms of confine
confinable or confineable, adjective confineless, adjective confiner, nounWord Origin for confine
C16: from Medieval Latin
confīnāre from Latin
confīnis adjacent, from
fīnis end, boundary