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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. be confined to somewhere/something. to exist only in a particular area or group of people: We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society. See more. Fewer examples.
1. : kept within confines: such as. a. : limited to a particular location. confined to bed. b. : held captive. confined prisoners. 2. : very small. confined spaces. a confined compartment. 3. dated : undergoing childbirth.
Confined definition: limited or restricted.. See examples of CONFINED used in a sentence.
The adjective confined describes being in captivity or not free to move about. If you do charity work, you could read books to older people confined to their homes.
If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
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. be confined to somewhere/something. to exist only in a particular area or group of people: We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society. See more. Fewer examples.
: something (such as borders or walls) that encloses. outside the confines of the office or hospital W. A. Nolen. also : something that restrains. escape from the confines of soot and clutter E. S. Muskie. b. : scope sense 3. work within the confines of a small group Frank Newman. 2. archaic : restriction. b. obsolete : prison. confine. 2 of 2.
1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. 2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison. 3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed. [French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines .] con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj. con·fin′er n.
1. to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict. 2. to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of. arthritis confined him to bed. noun (ˈkɒnfaɪn ) 3. (often plural) a limit; boundary. Collins English Dictionary.
How to use . confined in a sentence Exploitation of trafficking victims may be most acute in conflict and adjoining regions, but it is not confined to these areas. ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism | Louise I. Shelley | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
