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BNC: 14037 COCA: 20015

confined

confined /kənˈfaɪnd/ adjective
confined
/kənˈfaɪnd/
adjective
Learner's definition of CONFINED
[more confined; most confined] of a space or area
: very small(空间或面积)有限的,狭窄的
BNC: 14037 COCA: 20015

confined

adjective

con·​fined kən-ˈfīnd How to pronounce confined (audio)
1
: kept within confines: such as
a
: limited to a particular location
confined to bed
b
: held captive
confined prisoners
2
: very small
confined spaces
a confined compartment
3
dated : undergoing childbirth
In Scotland, the Countess of Athole, who was lying-in at Edinburgh Castle near the similarly confined Mary, Queen of Scots, is reported to have cast her own birth pangs onto a waiting-woman in the queen's chamber. Michael Olmert

Example Sentences

She gets uncomfortable in confined spaces. confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution
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Word History

Etymology

from past participle of confine entry 2

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of confined was in 1605
BNC: 14037 COCA: 20015

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