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confined

(kənfaɪnd)
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]
A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls.
His long legs bent up in the confined space.
Synonyms: restricted, small, limited, narrow More Synonyms of confined
3. adjective
If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they have a disability or are ill. This use could cause offence.
He had been confined to a wheelchair since childhood. [+ to]
More Synonyms of confined

confined in British English

(kənˈfaɪnd)
adjective
1. 
enclosed or restricted; limited
2. 
in childbed; undergoing childbirth
Derived forms
confinedly (kənˈfaɪnɪdlɪ)
adverb
confinedness (conˈfinedness)
noun

Examples of 'confined' in a sentence
confined

Nor was his secretary available, being confined to bed with `flu.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS (2002)
The desire to scream that had been confined to her throat had now spread over her entire body.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
The confined air of the chamber was starting to work on her.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2002)

In other languages
confined

British English: confined ADJECTIVE
to be confined to sth 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.
Applications need not be confined to the developing world.
  • American English: confined
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reduzido
  • Chinese: 只限于 > 的某地、某团体
  • European Spanish: reducido
  • French: confiné
  • German: begrenzt auf
  • Italian: limitato
  • Japanese: 限れられた
  • Korean: ~에 국한된
  • European Portuguese: confinado
  • Latin American Spanish: reducido

Chinese translation of 'confined'

confined

(kənˈfaɪnd)

adj

  1. [space, area] 狭(狹)小的 (xiáxiǎo de)
    to be confined to ... [place, group] 仅(僅)限于(於) ... (jǐn xiàn yú ... )

confine

(kənˈfaɪn)

vt

  1. (= imprison)
    to confine sb to sth 将(將)某人限制在某处(處) (jiāng mǒurén xiànzhì zài mǒuchù)
  2. (= limit)
    to confine sth (to sth) 控制某物(在某物之内(內)) (kòngzhì mǒuwù (zài mǒuwù zhī nèi))
    to confine o.s. to sth/to doing sth 只局(侷)限于(於)某事/做某事 (zhǐ júxiàn yú mǒushì/zuò mǒushì)
1 (adjective) 
His long legs were cramped in the confined space.
Synonyms
restricted
Every inch counts in this restricted space.
small
a diet of one small meal a day
limited
The shop has a very limited selection.
narrow
He squeezed his way along the narrow space between the crates.
enclosed
cramped
There are hundreds of families living in cramped conditions.
2 (adjective) 
Synonyms
in childbirth
lying-in
in childbed

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cramped
Definition
closed in
There are hundreds of families living in cramped conditions.
Synonyms
restricted,
confined,
overcrowded,
crowded,
packed,
narrow,
squeezed,
uncomfortable,
awkward,
closed in,
congested,
circumscribed,
jammed in,
hemmed in
in the sense of limited
Definition
without fullness or scope
The shop has a very limited selection.
Synonyms
narrow,
little,
small,
restricted,
slight,
inadequate,
minimal,
insufficient,
unsatisfactory,
scant
in the sense of narrow
Definition
limited in range, extent, or outlook
He squeezed his way along the narrow space between the crates.
Synonyms
limited,
restricted,
confined,
tight,
close,
near,
squeezed,
confining,
cramped,
meagre,
constricted,
circumscribed,
scanty,
straitened,
incapacious

Synonyms of 'confined'

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