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# confined

adjective (confined); past form of verb confine (confine, confines, confined, confining)

«confined» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Kept inside a small or closed space (a confined space). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#m1)
2. Kept from going somewhere (confined to bed). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#m2)
3. Limited to a particular area or group (The problem is confined to one class). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#m3)
4. Past form of confine: to keep someone or something within limits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#m4)

### In the lessons

In safety: «confined spaces» like tanks or tunnels are dangerous because of bad air. In health: confined to bed when ill. In formal language: «confined to» means only in. Phrases: confined to barracks, confined space.

### Examples

- The pup was confined to the kitchen at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x1)
- Never play in confined spaces like old fridges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x2)
- She was confined to bed with flu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x3)
- The flood was confined to the low part of town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x4)
- The prisoners were confined to their cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x5)
- The fire was confined to one room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x6)
- A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him, bitterly reviled him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/#x7)

### Note

Followed by «to»: confined to. Noun: confinement. Verb: confine; the noun «the confines» means limits (within the confines of the school).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «confined» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confined/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«confined» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confined.html) on Mova free.