Past tense of confine
regular verb
The past tense of confine is confined. The past participle is also confined.
Forms of confine
| Base form (V1) | confine /kənˈfaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | confined /kənˈfaɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | confined /kənˈfaɪnd/ |
| Present participle | confining |
| Third person singular | confines /ˈkɑnfaɪnz/ |
Confined in a sentence
- Surely all this talk and gossip about you would never have arisen if you had confined yourself to ordinary activities, but only if your behaviour was abnormal.1993, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick and Harold Tarrant, “Justice and Duty (i): Socrates Speaks at his Trial: the Apology”, in The...
- The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.From the entry forward
- Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.From the entry confined
- Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.From the entry unifacial
- Avoid farty foods if you are working in a confined space.From the entry farty
Meaning of confine
- verb To have a common boundary with; to border on.
- verb To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
- noun A boundary or limit.
Questions about the past tense of confine
- What is the past tense of confine?
- The past tense of confine is confined.
- What is the past participle of confine?
- The past participle of confine is confined.
- Is confine a regular or irregular verb?
- Confine is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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