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confined

/kənˈfaɪnd/

confined adjective: not free to move. Also the simple past and past participle of confine.

Adjective

confined (comparative more confined, superlative most confined)

  1. Not free to move.
    • Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.
  2. Limited; narrow; restricted.
  3. (idiomatic) In a childbed.

Also used as

confined is also the simple past and past participle of confine.

Examples of confined in a sentence

  • The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
  • Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.
  • Avoid farty foods if you are working in a confined space.

All 40 example sentences with confined

Forms of confined

comparativemore confined
superlativemost confined

Words formed from confined

Phrases with confined

Questions about confined

What does confined mean?
Confined means not free to move.
What part of speech is confined?
Confined is an adjective.
How do you pronounce confined?
Confined is pronounced /kənˈfaɪnd/.

Words near confined in the dictionary

  1. confinable
  2. confination
  3. confine
  4. confine oneself
  5. confineable
  6. confined
  7. confined oneself
  8. confined space
  9. confined spaces
  10. confinedly
  11. confinedness

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