confined
part of speech
adjective (confined); past form of verb confine (confine, confines, confined, confining)
meaning for a pupil
1) Kept inside a small or closed space (a confined space). tree →
2) Kept from going somewhere (confined to bed). tree →
3) Limited to a particular area or group (The problem is confined to one class). tree →
4) Past form of confine: to keep someone or something within limits. tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety: «confined spaces» like tanks or tunnels are dangerous because of bad air. In health: confined to bed when ill. In formal language: «confined to» means only in. Phrases: confined to barracks, confined space.
examples
- The pup was confined to the kitchen at night. tree →
- Never play in confined spaces like old fridges. tree →
- She was confined to bed with flu. tree →
- The flood was confined to the low part of town. tree →
- The prisoners were confined to their cells. tree →
- The fire was confined to one room. tree →
- A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him, bitterly reviled him. tree →
note
Followed by «to»: confined to. Noun: confinement. Verb: confine; the noun «the confines» means limits (within the confines of the school).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «confined» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.