confine

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على حبس شخص أو شيء داخل حدود معينة أو تقييد حركته أو نشاطه أو عزله.

A verb used to indicate the act of keeping someone or something within limits or restricting movement or activity.

1. Keep within limitsB2formal

   To keep someone or something within certain limits or boundaries.

   يُحدِّد

   • Please confine your remarks to the topic at hand.
   • The disease was confined to a small area.
   • He confined his research to the 19th century.

   المرادفاتboundcircumscribeconstrainhem inlimitrestrainrestricttrammel

   الأضدادfreeliberatereleaseunleash

2. Imprison or restrictB2formal

   To force someone to stay in a particular place, such as a prison or a small space.

   الحبس أو التقييد

   • The prisoner was confined to his cell for 23 hours a day.
   • She was confined to bed after the accident.
   • The animals are confined in small cages.

   المرادفاتcageimprisonincarcerateinternjaillock uppenshut in

   الأضدادfreeliberaterelease