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Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those frequent absences, so observable in conversation; for whilst the body is confined to present company, the mind is flown to that which it delights in.
Mary Astell

Meaning of "confined" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFINED

confined  [kənˈfaɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFINED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confined is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONFINED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of confined in the English dictionary

The definition of confined in the dictionary is enclosed or restricted; limited. Other definition of confined is in childbed; undergoing childbirth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFINED


affined
əˈfaɪnd
behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
bind
baɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
fault-find
ˈfɔːltˌfaɪnd
find
faɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
outfind
ˌaʊtˈfaɪnd
refind
riːˈfaɪnd
refined
rɪˈfaɪnd
remind
rɪˈmaɪnd
ultrarefined
ˌʌltrərɪˈfaɪnd
unconfined
ˌʌnkənˈfaɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
unrefined
ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd
user-defined
ˈjuːzədɪˈfaɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFINED

configurate
configuration
configurational
configurationally
configurative
configurator
configure
confinable
confine
confineable
confinedly
confinedness
confineless
confinement
confiner
confines
confirm
confirmability
confirmable
confirmand

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFINED

constrained
contained
destined
determined
disciplined
drained
ill-defined
inclined
predetermined
restrained
ruined
self-contained
stained
strained
streamlined
sustained
trained
unexplained
well-defined
well-trained

Synonyms and antonyms of confined in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONFINED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «confined» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of confined

Translation of «confined» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFINED

Find out the translation of confined to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confined from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confined» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

只限于 > 的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reducido
570 millions of speakers

English

confined
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقتصر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ограничивается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reduzido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমাবদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confiné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terhad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begrenzt auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

限れられた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~에 국한된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dibuwang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நின்றுவிடுகின்றன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मर्यादीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hapsedilmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limitato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ograniczone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обмежується
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limitată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιορίζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beperk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begränsas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begrenset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confined

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFINED»

The term «confined» is very widely used and occupies the 16.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFINED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confined

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONFINED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word confined.
1
Diane Abbott
My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.
2
Saint Ambrose
Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too much talking. Let them be rather confined, and held back within their own banks. An overflowing river quickly gathers mud.
3
Mary Astell
Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those frequent absences, so observable in conversation; for whilst the body is confined to present company, the mind is flown to that which it delights in.
4
David Josiah Brewer
Neighbor is no longer confined to the vocabulary of the individual. It is a national word. Modern inventions have annihilated distance. Commercial relations have broken down barriers of race and religion, and the family of nations is a recognized fact.
5
H. Rap Brown
But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down.
6
Edmund Burke
A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
7
Shane Claiborne
Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like a circus or theater - making the Gospel visible as a witness to the world around us.
8
William Kingdon Clifford
The harm which is done by credulity in a man is not confined to the fostering of a credulous character in others, and consequent support of false beliefs.
9
Stephen Covey
People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.
10
John Doolittle
Developments in medical technology have long been confined to procedural or pharmaceutical advances, while neglecting a most basic and essential component of medicine: patient information management.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFINED»

Discover the use of confined in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confined and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Complete Confined Spaces Handbook
This book provides plant managers, supervisors, safety professionals, and industrial hygienists with recommended procedures and guidance for safe entry into confined spaces.
John F. Rekus, 1994
2
Confined Space Entry and Emergency Response
EVERY SECOND COUNTS WHEN YOU'RE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY INVOLVINGCONFINED SPACE-HERE'S THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PERFORMING FLAWLESS RESCUES!
D. Alan Veasey, Lisa Craft McCormick, Barbara M. Hilyer, 2005
3
Safety and Health in Confined Spaces
International in scope, the 15 chapters and 10 appendices cover every facet of this important subject. A significant addition to the literature, this book provides a confined space focus to other health and safety concepts.
Neil McManus, 1998
4
Confined Space
Deryn Collier’s debut novel is a taut mystery full of suspense. Confined Space was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for best unpublished first crime novel by the Crime Writers of Canada.
Deryn Collier, 2012
5
The Photograph: A Strange, Confined Space
. Price maintains that 'photographs without our appropriate descriptive words are deprived and weakened, ' and she illuminates her idea of the photograph by enlarging on metaphors such as mask, language, and aura, the last a concept ...
Mary Price, 1997
6
Confined Space Rescue
Written by veteran rescuer Chase Sargent, this book is a comprehensive, single-source guide to such subject areas as hazardous atmospheres, detection equipment, breathing apparatus, ventilation, retrieval systems, backup teams, and ...
Chase Sargent, 2000
7
Confined Space Entry: Guide to Compliance
FROM THE PREFACE This book brings together (in one text) all of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulatory requirements for making safe and proper confined space entries.
Frank R. Spellman, 1998
8
Confined Electrons and Photons: New Physics and Applications
Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Erice, Italy, held July 13-26, 1993
Elias Burstein, Claude Weisbuch, 1995
9
Technical Rescue: Structural Collapse and Confined Space
Designed to thoroughly prepare you for a Rescue Specialist certification, promotion, or training examination. Your exam performance will improve after using this system!
Ben A. Hirst, 2005
10
The Muslim Brotherhood in Contemporary Egypt: Democracy ...
This book examines the Brotherhood's visions and practices, from its inception in 1928, up to its response to the 2011 uprising, as it moves to redefine democracy along Islamic lines.
Mariz Tadros, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFINED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confined is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sydney man accused of shaking baby so hard 'he will never walk …
A Sydney man is accused of shaking a baby so badly the 13-month-old is expected to be confined to a wheelchair for life. The baby boy was ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Prison guard shortage not confined to Nashville
Corrections officers from other state prisons are reporting the same type of manpower shortages that have occurred at Lois M. DeBerry Special ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
3
Girl confined, raped for 40 days; rescued
JAIPUR: An 18-year-old girl was rescued by Sanganer police from a contractor who had confined him to his house in Mansarovar for 40 days ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
OSHA's confined spaces in construction final rule effective August 3
Confined spaces refers to such spaces as manholes, crawl spaces, and tanks, and other spaces that are not designed for continuous ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Drug problem is not confined to the inner city
The drug problem has never been confined to the inner cities. Yes, the problem had more visibility in those areas, but that does not mean that ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Confined, tested, and untrusted: Investigation uncovers what …
Disguised by face-covering niqabs and black abayas, the three women walked down the stairs and stepped out on to the streets of Raqqa. «National Post, Jul 15»
7
Escaped convict now confined to maximum-security cell
Police stand over David Sweat after he was shot and captured near the Canadian border Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Constable, N.Y. Sweat is ... «Charleston Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Phuket Storm Weather Warning: Boats Less Than Nine Metres …
Phuket Storm Weather Warning: Boats Less Than Nine Metres Confined to Shore. By Chutima Sidasathian. Monday, July 6, 2015. PHUKET: Boats of less than ... «Phuketwan, Jul 15»
9
Lukova's imagery not one to be confined
Lukova, a United States-based artist visited Botswana in 2013 to conduct a weeklong workshop at the art studios of Raising Education Within ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
10
RNLI Eyemouth boat 'confined to harbour'
An RNLI Lifeboat has been confined to the harbour for 2 and a half hours today, according to the RNLI service at St Abbs. On their Facebook ... «ITV News, Jul 15»

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