chained

• وصف لشيء مربوط أو مثبّت بسلسلة، ويُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على التقييد أو الارتباط أو عدم الحرية.

Describes something that is fastened or secured with a chain; also used figuratively to mean bound or restricted.

1. Restrained with chainsB1formal

   Being physically attached or confined with chains.

   مُقَيَّد بِالسَّلاسِل

   • The prisoner was chained to the wall.
   • The dog was chained to a post in the yard.
   • The chained gate could not be opened.

   المرادفاتboundenchainedfetteredrestrainedshackledtethered

   الأضدادfreelooseunboundunchainedunfettered

2. Metaphorically boundB2informal

   Being restricted or limited by circumstances, obligations, or habits.

   مُقيَّد

   • He felt chained to his desk job.
   • She was chained to her responsibilities at home.
   • They were chained by their financial debts.

   المرادفاتboundconstrainedfetteredimpededrestrictedshackledtied

   الأضدادfreeindependentliberatedunboundunfettered

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تقييد شيء أو تثبيته بسلسلة، أو مجازًا على الحدّ من الحرية أو كبح الشخص أو الشيء.

A verb used to indicate the act of fastening or securing something with a chain, or metaphorically, to confine or restrict.

1. To secure with a chainB1formal

   To fasten or restrain someone or something using a chain.

   تقييد بسلسلة

   • The guard chained the gate to the post.
   • They chained the dog to a tree in the yard.
   • The prisoner was chained to the wall.

   المرادفاتbindfettermanaclerestrainsecureshackletether

   الأضدادfreereleaseunbindunfastenunlockuntie

2. To connect or link togetherB2formal

   To connect things in a series or sequence.

   ربط بسلسلة

   • The events were chained together in a logical order.
   • She chained the ideas to form a coherent argument.
   • The computers are chained to the main server.

   المرادفاتconcatenateconnectcouplefastenlinkstringtether

   الأضدادdetachdisconnectfreeseparate

الصيغ المركّبةchain up