confine

con·fine

 (kən-fīn′)

tr.v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines

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.

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[French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines.]

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con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj.

con·fin′er n.

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confine

vb (tr)

1. to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict

2. to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of: arthritis confined him to bed.

n

(often plural) a limit; boundary

[C16: from Medieval Latin confīnāre from Latin confīnis adjacent, from fīnis end, boundary]

conˈfinable, conˈfineable adj

ˈconfineless adj

conˈfiner n

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con•fine

(kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 )

v. -fined, -fin•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: Confine your remarks to the subject at hand.

2. to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.

n.

3. Usu., confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border.

4. Often, confines. region; territory.

5. Archaic. confinement.

6. Obs. a place of confinement; prison.

[1350–1400; (n.) Middle English < Middle French confins, confines < Medieval Latin confīnia, pl. of Latin confīnis boundary (see con-, fine²); (v.) < Middle French confiner, v. derivative of confins < Latin]

con•fin′a•ble, con•fine′a•ble, adj.

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confine

Past participle: confined
Gerund: confining

Imperative

confine

confine

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confine - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound tighten, reduce - narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" mark off, mark out - set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory" harness, rein, rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper" baffle, regulate - check the emission of (sound) hamper, cramp, halter, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten - restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain - hold back curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	2.	confine - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" circumscribe, limit hold down - restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep" keep down, number - place a limit on the number of cap - restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" curtail, restrict, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" delimitate, demarcate, delimit - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something content - satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
	3.	confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed cabin - confine to a small space, such as a cabin closet - confine to a small space, as for intensive work coop in, coop up - confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the library all day" lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lock up, lock - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" lock in, seal in - close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
	4.	confine - close in; darkness enclosed him" hold in, enclose contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" border, bound - form the boundary of; be contiguous to embank - enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke" rail in, rail - enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" box in, box up - enclose or confine as if in a box frame - enclose in a frame, as of a picture
	5.	confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement detain keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" straiten - squeeze together gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" intern - deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" bind over - order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial" imprison - confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" cage, cage in - confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" trap, pin down - place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" keep in - cause to stay indoors free, loose, unloose, unloosen, release, liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinement
	6.	confine - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" restrain, hold disable, disenable, incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" tie down, tie up, truss, bind - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters enchain - restrain or bind with chains pinion, shackle - bind the arms of impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" pound up, pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" pen up, fold - confine in a fold, like sheep ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

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confine

verb

1. imprison, enclose, shut up, intern, incarcerate, circumscribe, hem in, immure, keep, cage He has been confined to his barracks.

2. restrict, limit She had largely confined her activities to the world of big business.

plural noun

1. limits, bounds, boundaries, compass, precincts, circumference, edge, pale The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory.

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confine

verb

1. To place a limit on:

circumscribe, limit, restrict.

2. To shut in with or as if with bars:

bar, lock, wall.

3. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape:

closet, imprison, shut up.

4. To put in jail:

detain, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up).

noun

1. A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur.Used in plural:

bound (often used in plural), end, limit.

2. The boundary surrounding a certain area.Used in plural:

bound (used in plural), limit (used in plural), precinct (often used in plural).

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Translations

يَحْبِس، يَحْجِزيَحْصُر

omezituvěznitzavřít

begrænseindespærre

begrenzeneinsperren

περιορίζω

confinarlimitarrecluir

contenirenfermerlimiterserrer

einskorîa, takmarkaloka inni, fangelsa

confinareimprigionarelimitarepartorinchiudere

ankštasapribotiįkalinimasįkalintilokalizuoti

ierobežotieslodzīt

begrenseinnskrenkesperre inne

hapsetmekkapatmaksınırlı tutmak

禁闭限制

confine

[kənˈfaɪn] VT

1. (= imprison) → encerrar (in, to en) to be confined to bed → tener que guardar cama
to be confined to one's room → no poder dejar su cuarto

2. (= limit) → limitar
to confine o.s. to doing sth → limitarse a hacer algo
please confine yourself to the facts → por favor, limítese a los hechos
the damage is confined to this part → el daño afecta sólo a esta parte
this bird is confined to Spain → esta ave existe únicamente en España

3. (Med) (o.f.) to be confined [woman] → estar de parto

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confine

[kənˈfaɪn] vt

(= limit) → limiter
The neighbouring countries are taking steps to confine the conflict → Les pays voisins prennent des mesures visant à limiter l'ampleur du conflit.
to be confined to (= only found among) → se limiter à
to confine o.s. to doing sth → se contenter de faire qch, se limiter à faire qch

(= shut away) → confiner, enfermer
to confine sb to sth → confiner qn à qch, confiner qn dans qch
She is confined to her bed
BUT Elle est obligée de garder le lit.
to be confined to a wheelchair → être cloué(e) sur une chaise roulante

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confine

vt

(= keep in) person, animal → (ein)sperren; flood → eindämmen; to be confined to the house → nicht aus dem Haus können; to be confined to barracks/one’s room → Kasernen-/Stubenarrest m → haben

(= limit) remarks → beschränken (→ to auf +acc); to confine oneself to doing something → sich darauf beschränken, etw zu tun; the damage was confined to … → der Schaden beschränkte or erstreckte sich nur auf (+acc) → …; he finds the job too confining → er fühlt sich in dem Job beschränkt or eingeengt; lions are confined to Africa → Löwen gibt es nur in Afrika

(dated pass: in childbirth) to be confined → niederkommen (old)

pl confines (of space, thing etc) → Grenzen pl; (of marriage) → Fesseln pl; (of system) → enge Grenzen pl

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confine

[kənˈfaɪn] vt

a. (imprison, shut up) → rinchiudere
confined to barracks → consegnato/a (in caserma)
confined to bed → costretto/a a letto

b. (limit) → limitare
to confine o.s. to doing sth → limitarsi a fare qc
see also confines

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confine

(kənˈfain) verb

1. to keep within limits; to stop from spreading. They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area. beperk يَحْصُر ограничавам confinar omezit begrenzen begrænse περιορίζωconfinar, limitar piirides pidama محدود کردن rajata contenir לְהַגבִּיל, לְרָתֵק सीमा बद्ध करना ograničiti, omeđiti korlátoz membatasi einskorða, takmarka limitare 限る 국한하다 apriboti, lokalizuoti ierobežot linkungan beperkenbegrense, innskrenkeograniczać, izolować محدودول، په جار كې ساتل، ځاى پر ځاى ساتل. بندى كول: محدودېدل، حصارېدل limitar a restrânge ограничивать obmedziť omejiti zauzdati begränsa, inskränka จำกัด sınırlı tutmak 限制 обмежувати حد ك‍ے اندر ركهنا، حد س‍ے ن‍ہ ب‍ڑھن‍ے دينا hạn chế 限制

2. to shut up or imprison. The prince was confined in the castle for three years. insluit, inperk, opsluit, kluister يَحْبِس، يَحْجِز затварям confinar uvěznit, zavřít einsperren indespærre φυλακίζωconfinar, recluir vangi sulgema حبس کردن vangita enfermer לִכְלוֹא कैद करना zatvoriti, lišiti slobode becsuk mengurung loka inni, fangelsa imprigionare 閉じこめる 가두다 uždaryti, įkalinti ieslodzīt (cietumā) mengurung opsluitensperre inne więzić بندی کول aprisionar a închide держать взаперти uzavrieť zapreti zatočiti fängsla, spärra in คุมขัง kapatmak, hapsetmek 禁閉 ув'язнювати قيد كرنا giam giữ 禁闭

conˈfined adjective

1. (with to) kept in or shut up in. confined to bed with a cold. beperk, inperk; die bed hou مَحْصورٌ ، مَحْجوز في затворен confinado upoutaný gefesselt bundet til; begrænset til που βρίσκεται υπό περιορισμό recluido aheldatud محبوس؛ بستری sidottu confiné מְרוָּתק सीमित रहना ograničen (ágyhoz) kötötten terkungkung rúmfastur costretto 引きこもった 갇힌 prikaustytas, prirakintas []saistīts; ieslodzīts terlantar opgesloten innesperret; sengeliggende, bundet przykuty بندی retido închis, ţintit прикованный upútaný prikovan (na kaj) biti vezan za krevet inspärrad, bunden จำกัด ...-e bağlı kalmış 受限的，被關的 прикутий محدود bị giam hãm 受限制的，被关的

2. narrow, small. a confined space. beperkte ضَيِّق، صَغير натясно confinado stísněný, omezený beschränkt begrænset; snæver περιορισμένοςreducido, limitado piiratud تنگ؛ بسته kapea restreintצר छोटा uzak szűk sempit þröngur, lítill limitato 狭い 좁은, 작은 ankštas, uždaras ierobežots sempit nauwtrang, begrenset, litenciasny بسته limitado strâmt, mic ограниченный obmedzený tesen uzak trång แคบ küçük 狹窄的 обмежений; тісний تنگ bị giới hạn 狭窄的

conˈfinement noun

1. state of being shut up or imprisoned. solitary confinement. opsluiting, gevangenskap حَبْس، حَجْز، تَوْقيف затвор confinamento (u)věznění die Haft fangenskab; indespærring φυλάκιση, εγκλεισμόςreclusión vangistus حبس؛ بستری vankeus emprisonnementמאסר, ריתוק कैद zatočenje, stiješnjenost fogság penyekapan innilokun, fangavist confino, prigionia 監禁 갇힘 įkalinimas vieninieku kamera pengurungan opsluitingarrest, fangenskap, innesperring uwięzienie, izolacja بندى encarceramento închidere заключение uväznenie zapor zatočeništvo fångenskap, fängsligt förvar การจำกัด kapatılma, hapsedilme 監禁 ув'язнення قيد sự hạn chế; sự giam cầm 监禁

2. (the time of) the birth of a child. her third confinement. bevalling فَتْرَة وِلادَة الطِّفْل، نَفاسُ المَرأه раждане parto porod die Niederkunft nedkomst τοκετόςparto mahasaamine زایمان synnytys accouchementלידה प्रसव का समय babinje, porođaj szülés persalinan sængurlega parto 出産 해산 gimdymas dzemdības bersalin bevallingnedkomst, fødselporód ضایع parto naştere роды pôrod porod porođaj nedkomst, förlossning การคลอด lohusalık 分娩 роди, пологи حالت زچگی sự sinh nở 分娩

ˈconfines (ˈkon-) noun plural

limits or boundaries. within the confines of the city. grense, grensgebied حَدود предели limites pomezí, hranice die Grenze grænse; ramme όρια (πληθ.) límites, confines piirid مرزها rajat limitesגבול सीमा granica határok batas (tak)mörk confini 境界 경계, 한계 ribos robežas sempadan grensgrenser, rammer granice سرحد limites limite предел hranica meje granice gränser ขอบเขต sınırlar, hudutlar 界限 межі; рубіж حدود các ranh giới 境界

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confine

vt. recluir, internar, confinar;

to ___ in bed → ___ en la cama.

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