confined

UK /kənˈfaɪnd/ US /kənˈfaɪnd/

adj 3

Definitions

adj

Not free to move.

Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.

Limited; narrow; restricted.

In a childbed.

ADJ.

bad, cold, domestic, familiar

VERB + CONFINED

captured, reason, storm

CONFINED + NOUN

bed, bedroom, castle, groups, herself, himself, human, jail

PREP.

ADV.

necessarily, ultimately

adjective — being in captivity

Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.

Wiktionary

The prince was confined in the castle for three years.

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The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.

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The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.

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Soccer is not necessarily confined to men.

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A wife's activities are confined to domestic matters.

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