confined

• يصف شخصًا أو شيئًا محدودًا في المكان أو الحركة أو النطاق، أو محصورًا داخل حدود ضيقة.

Describes a person or thing that is restricted in space, movement, or scope.

1. Restricted in spaceB2formal

   Kept within limits; limited in area or scope.

   مُقيَّد في الحيّز

   • The prisoners were confined to their cells for 23 hours a day.
   • The research was confined to a small sample group.
   • She felt claustrophobic in the confined space of the elevator.

   المرادفاتboundedconstrainedconstrictedcrampedlimitednarrowrestrictedsmalltight

   الأضدادexpansivefreeopenspaciousunboundedunrestricted

2. Restricted to a particular subject or activityB2formal

   Limited to a specific topic, area, or activity.

   مُقتَصِر على

   • The discussion was confined to financial matters only.
   • His role was confined to administrative tasks.
   • The study was confined to participants over the age of 65.

   المرادفاتcircumscribeddelimitedlimitednarrowrestricted

   الأضدادbroadgeneralopenunlimitedunrestricted

3. Kept indoors or in bed due to illnessB2formal

   Forced to stay in a place, typically a bed or room, because of sickness.

   ملازم للفراش

   • She was confined to bed with a severe flu.
   • He was confined to the house for a week after the surgery.
   • The patient remained confined to the hospital room for observation.

   المرادفاتbedfastbedriddenhouseboundincapacitatedshut-in

• 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