confine oneself
confine oneself · confines oneself · confined oneself · confining oneself
To limit or restrict themself to a certain thing or placeTo limit or restrict themself to a certain thing or place.
Meaning
1 senses(often, reflexive)To limit or restrict themself to a certain thing or place.
1680, John Dryden, Ovid’s Epistles translated by several hands, London: Jacob Tonson, Preface, He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.
Forms
confines oneself, confining oneself, confined oneself, confined oneself| Base form | confine oneself · to confine oneself |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | confines oneself |
| Present participle | confining oneself |
| Past simple | confined oneself |
| Past participle | confined oneself |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle