Meaning

1 senses

  1. To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement.

More definitions
  • surround in a restrictive manner
  • surround so as to force to give up

Examples

3 sentences

  1. He was hemmed in on all sides.

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  2. Users feel hemmed in by the closed platforms.

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  3. Users begin to feel hemmed in by the closed platforms.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

hems in, hemming in, hemmed in, hemmed in
Base formhem in · to hem in
3rd person singularhems in
Present participlehemming in
Past simplehemmed in
Past participlehemmed in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhem in
he, she, ithems in

Past simpleLesson

all personshemmed in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hemmed in
he, she, ithas hemmed in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hem in

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhem up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
helplessnesshemhemispherehemoglobinhemorrhage
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