Read full poem →Life in a long midsummer day,
My feet confined to a plot of grass,
My eyes from a wall not once away!
Dictionary Entry
confined
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/kənˈfaɪnd/Word FrequencyCommon (4.94)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose confined when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“Going into what we call confined area landing sites -- CALS -- which is precisely what I was talking about, that last meter of dry land and that rooftop.”
“Kisumu or Port Florence (a term confined to the harbour) is a flourishing town built on a hill overlooking Victoria Nyanza.”
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Origin
Latin, from 'confinare' meaning 'to border, to enclose', from 'con-' (together) + 'finis' (boundary, end).
Common Phrases
within confined. confinedhimself confinedspace confinedthemselves confinedconfined largely
Antonyms
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Poetry examples for “confined”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Their lot forbade: nor circumscribed alone
Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined;
Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne,
