confine
To restrict to a particular scope or areaTo restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
» He confined himself to his room.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
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.
beschränken
ограни́чиватьograníčivatʹ, ограни́читьograníčitʹ
(obsolete)To have a common boundary with; to border on.
- prevent from leaving or from being removed
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- close in
Examples
66 sentencesHe confined himself to his room.
He is confined to bed now.
deEr ist jetzt ans Bett gefesselt.
Tom confined himself to his room.
Tom is still confined to bed.
Tom has been confined to his quarters.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinFrom Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.
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Forms
confines, confining, confined, confinedSynonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons 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