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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fine /v. kənˈfaɪn; n. ˈkɑnfaɪn/USA pronunciation v., -fined, -fin•ing, n. v. [~ + object (+ to + object)] - to enclose within bounds;
limit or restrict: confined himself to a few remarks. - to keep in;
prevent from leaving because of imprisonment, illness, etc.:confined to a mental institution.
n. [countable] - Usually, confines. [plural] a boundary or bound;
limit;
border:He stayed within the confines of the hotel. - Often, confines. [plural] region;
territory.
See -fin-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fine (kən fīn′ for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon′fīn for 3, 4),USA pronunciation v., -fined, -fin•ing, n. v.t. - to enclose within bounds;
limit or restrict:She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book. - to shut or keep in;
prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.:For that offense he was confined to quarters for 30 days.
n. - Usually, confines. a boundary or bound;
limit;
border;
frontier. - Often, confines. region;
territory. - [Archaic.]confinement.
- [Obs.]a place of confinement;
prison.
- Latin, as above
- Middle French confiner, verb, verbal derivative of confins
- Medieval Latin confinia, plural of Latin confinis boundary, border (see con-, fine2); (verb, verbal)
- Middle French confins, confines
- 1350–1400 for noun, nominal; 1515–25 for verb, verbal; (noun, nominal) Middle English
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged circumscribe.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged free.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confine vb /kənˈfaɪn/(transitive)- to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict
- to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of: arthritis confined him to bed
n /ˈkɒnfaɪn/- (often plural) a limit; boundary
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin confīnāre from Latin confīnis adjacent, from fīnis end, boundaryconˈfiner n |