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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.
The adjective confined describes a space that is cramped or small and constricted. You probably don't see any claustrophobic vampires because if they were claustrophobic, they'd have a fear of confined spaces — like their coffins.
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.
Confined definition: limited or restricted.. See examples of CONFINED used in a sentence.
: 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.
confined. adjective. /kənˈfaɪnd/ [usually before noun] (of a space or an area) small and surrounded by walls or sides. It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces. These chemicals should not be used in confined areas. They do not flower well in confined conditions. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
1. adjective. 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. The problem is not confined to Germany. [ + to] These dangers are not confined to smokers. [ + to] 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
[usually passive] to keep a person or an animal in a small or closed space. be confined (in something) Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage. Here the river is confined in a narrow channel. The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment).
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
