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confine
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
confines; confined; confining
confines; confined; confining
Learner's definition of CONFINE
[+ object]
1
: to keep (someone or something) within limits : to prevent (someone or something) from going beyond a particular limit, area, etc.限制；限定— usually + to
- Please confine [=restrict, limit] your comments to 200 words.请将你的评论限定在200个单词以内。
- The cancer was confined to the lung. [=the cancer was only in the lung; the cancer had not spread to any other parts of the body]癌细胞仅存在于肺部。
- We must confine ourselves to the agenda we've agreed on for this meeting. [=we must only talk about what is on the agenda]我们必须将本次会议的内容限定在双方认可的议程内。
- The town would like to confine commercial development to an area by the highway.这个镇打算在城际公路附近的一片区域搞商业开发。
- Students need not confine themselves to a single area of study.学生不必将自己局限在单一的研究领域。
- The city's poverty is not confined to just one neighborhood.城市的贫困区不止一个。
2
: to keep (a person or animal) in a place (such as a prison)使闭门不出；禁闭；关押— usually used as (be) confined通常用作(be) confined — often + to or in
- Violent criminals are sometimes confined for life.暴力犯有可能被终身监禁。
- a camp where prisoners were confined during the war战时关押犯人的拘留营
- She was confined to a psychiatric hospital for a year.她在精神病院被关了一年。
- The bull was confined in a pen behind the barn.那头公牛被圈在谷仓后面的围栏里。
3
: to force or cause (someone) to stay in something (such as a bed or wheelchair)幽禁；被迫卧床（或坐轮椅） — usually used as (be) confined通常用作(be) confined — often + to
- I regularly visit a sick neighbor who is confined at home. [=who cannot leave home because of being sick]我定期去看望一位生病在家无法出门的邻居。
- He was confined to a wheelchair.他无法行走，只得坐轮椅。
- She was confined to bed for a week with the flu.她因患流感卧床一周。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss the accused was confined until the trial could take place
Recent Examples on the Web
David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 In one adventure, Gerard is penned within Dartmoor prison, an institution opened in 1809 to confine soldiers and sailors captured by Britain in a war with France that had already lasted 16 years. Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 First the eastern and then the western halves of the city were to close businesses, suspend public transportation and confine residents in their buildings so that mass testing could be carried out. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 The lockdown of China’s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022 Finding smart ways to control and confine that plasma will be key to unlocking the potential of nuclear fusion, which has been mooted as the clean energy source of the future for decades. Amit Katwala, Wired, 16 Feb. 2022 Organization papers filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission confine the PAC to independent spending on races for governor and the five other statewide constitutional offices. Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 14 Feb. 2022 Imagine never having to wear a brassiere, a garment designed to confine, control and hide the human breast! Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022 Time, 14 Sep. 2022 Ultimately, Billboard charts are just tools to help fans and industry stakeholders sift through data, and by no means are meant to confine the infinite creativity that the artists on all these charts share. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 The president tends to confine himself to lamenting his own loss. Karl Rove, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Much like at Grand Canyon, Yellowstone’s visitors tend to confine themselves to a few select areas, generally centered around boardwalks and geysers, leaving the rest of the park fair game for intrepid wanderers. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 June 2022 However, Hmcity doesn’t disclose how many lumens these lights generate, so confine them to illuminating small spaces. Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 Officials were careful a a news conference Tuesday to reiterate that monkeypox does not confine itself to any particular group of people. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 Don't limit yourself today -- try to break past the boundaries that normally confine you! Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 These storms could be of the more summer-like microburst variety that confine the more intense weather over a smaller area. Leigh Morgan, al, 21 May 2022 See More
Noun
However, at the very end, on Oct. 12, a Sunday afternoon and early evening, Mr. Gorbachev demanded that Reagan confine his missile defense research to the laboratory. David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 In one adventure, Gerard is penned within Dartmoor prison, an institution opened in 1809 to confine soldiers and sailors captured by Britain in a war with France that had already lasted 16 years. Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 First the eastern and then the western halves of the city were to close businesses, suspend public transportation and confine residents in their buildings so that mass testing could be carried out. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 The lockdown of China’s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022 Finding smart ways to control and confine that plasma will be key to unlocking the potential of nuclear fusion, which has been mooted as the clean energy source of the future for decades. Amit Katwala, Wired, 16 Feb. 2022 Organization papers filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission confine the PAC to independent spending on races for governor and the five other statewide constitutional offices. Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 14 Feb. 2022 Imagine never having to wear a brassiere, a garment designed to confine, control and hide the human breast! Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022 Verb
In reality, of course, Trump thought the U.S. should scale back its international commitments and concentrate more on domestic problems; his doctrine aimed to confine America to itself. Time, 14 Sep. 2022 Ultimately, Billboard charts are just tools to help fans and industry stakeholders sift through data, and by no means are meant to confine the infinite creativity that the artists on all these charts share. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 The president tends to confine himself to lamenting his own loss. Karl Rove, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Much like at Grand Canyon, Yellowstone’s visitors tend to confine themselves to a few select areas, generally centered around boardwalks and geysers, leaving the rest of the park fair game for intrepid wanderers. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 June 2022 However, Hmcity doesn’t disclose how many lumens these lights generate, so confine them to illuminating small spaces. Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 Officials were careful a a news conference Tuesday to reiterate that monkeypox does not confine itself to any particular group of people. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 Don't limit yourself today -- try to break past the boundaries that normally confine you! Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 These storms could be of the more summer-like microburst variety that confine the more intense weather over a smaller area. Leigh Morgan, al, 21 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English confynyes, borrowed from Latin confīnia, plural of confīnium "common boundary, limit, border," from confīnis "having a common boundary" (from con- con- + -fīnis, adjective derivative of fīnis "boundary, limit, ending") + -ium, suffix of compounded nouns — more at final entry 1
Verb
borrowed from Middle French confiner "to be adjacent, restrain within limits," probably borrowed from Italian confinare, derivative of confine "boundary line, limit," noun derivative from neuter of Latin confīnis "having a common boundary" — more at confine entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of confine was in the 15th century verb
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