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to confine something TO something

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  • confine */ — UK [kənˈfaɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms confine : present tense I/you/we/they confine he/she/it confines present participle confining past tense confined past participle confined 1) a) [always passive] if something is confined to one area …   English dictionary

  • confine — confines, confining, confined (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənfa͟ɪn[/t]]. The noun confines is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nfaɪnz[/t]].) 1) VERB To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or… …   English dictionary

  • confine — ► VERB 1) (confine to) restrict (someone or something) within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 2) (be confined to) be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. 3) (be confined) dated (of a woman) remain in… …   English terms dictionary

  • confine — con|fine W3 [kənˈfaın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(limit)¦ 2¦(keep somebody in a place)¦ 3¦(stop something spreading)¦ 4¦(stay in one place)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: confiner, from Latin confinis; CONFINES] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confine — verb (T) 1 LIMIT to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject; restrict: be confined to: The police cadet s duties were confined to taking statements from the crowd. | a former editor now confined to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • confine — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French confines, plural, from Latin confine border, from neuter of confinis adjacent, from com + finis end Date: 15th century 1. plural a. something (as borders or walls) that… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • confine — con|fine [ kən faın ] verb transitive * 1. ) usually passive to force someone to stay in a place and prevent them from leaving: Many prisoners are confined to their cells for long periods of time. a ) to make someone stay in a place because they… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • confine someone/thing to — keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). → confine …   English new terms dictionary

  • confine — verb kən fʌɪn (confine someone/thing to) keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). ↘(be confined to) be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. ↘(be confined) dated (of a …   English new terms dictionary

  • confine — [kənˈfaɪn] verb [T] 1) to keep someone or something in a particular place Chris was ill, and confined to bed.[/ex] 2) formal to keep an activity within particular limits Try to confine the discussion to general principles.[/ex] • be confined to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • confine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imprison, incarcerate, immure, jail, detain; cage, pen; restrict, bound, limit. See circumscription, enclosure, restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep shut up] Syn. imprison, immure, shut in,… …   English dictionary for students

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