confined
/kənˈfaɪnd/adjective
उच्चारण कन्फ़ाइन्ड
(जगह) तंग, सीमित, बंद
Core word
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[usually before noun]
(of a space or an area) small and surrounded by walls or sides
(जगह) तंग, सीमित, बंद
- Do not use this machine in a confined space.
- The workers had to crawl into a confined area under the floor.
- Bats live in confined spaces like caves and old tunnels.
+ 2 more examples
- Working in a confined room for hours made him tired.
- The firefighters moved carefully through the confined corridor.
Synonyms cramped enclosed restricted narrow limited
- 2
[not before noun] ~ to sth
existing only in a particular place or group; limited to something
(किसी जगह या समूह तक) सीमित
- The disease is not confined to children.
- The damage was confined to the ground floor.
- The problem is not confined to big cities.
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- The outbreak was confined to a few villages.
- Her talent is not confined to music alone.
Synonyms limited restricted
- 3
[not before noun] ~ to sth
having to stay in a place, such as a bed or a room, because you are ill or are being punished
(बीमारी या सज़ा के कारण) बंद, सीमित
- After the accident, he was confined to bed for a month.
- Heavy rain kept the villagers confined to their homes for three days.
- The patient was confined to bed for two weeks.
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- Because of the strike, we were confined to our hostel rooms.
- He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be confined to + noun
Means limited to one place, group or area; to is a preposition here, so a verb after it takes -ing.
इसका अर्थ है किसी एक स्थान, समूह या क्षेत्र तक सीमित; यहाँ 'to' preposition है, इसलिए उसके बाद verb में -ing लगता है।
- The disease is confined to a few villages.
- Her duties are not confined to teaching.
be confined to bed / a wheelchair
Used for someone who must stay somewhere because of illness or injury.
बीमारी या चोट के कारण कहीं रहने को विवश व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त।
- He was confined to bed for two weeks with fever.
be confined in + place
Use in for being kept inside a room, cell or other closed place.
किसी कमरे, कोठरी या बंद स्थान में रखे जाने के लिए 'in' आता है।
- The prisoners were confined in small cells.
confined space (adjective before a noun)
As an attributive adjective it describes a small, closed area.
संज्ञा से पहले आने पर यह छोटे, बंद क्षेत्र का वर्णन करता है।
- Working in a confined space can cause breathing trouble.
+Collocations 4
confined + noun
spacearearoomquarterscell
- The monkeys were kept in a confined space.
adverb + confined
strictlylargelyentirelymainlyclosely
- The fire was largely confined to the ground floor.
confined to + noun
beda wheelchairthe housethe barracksone region
- After the accident she was confined to a wheelchair.
verb + confined
remainbe keptfeelstay
- The old man remained confined to his room all winter.
“More examples 5
- Flooding was confined to the low-lying areas near the river.
बाढ़ नदी के निकट के निचले क्षेत्रों तक ही सीमित रही।
- The students were confined to the hostel during the curfew.
कर्फ़्यू के दौरान विद्यार्थी हॉस्टल में ही रहने को विवश थे।
- The discussion should be confined to the topic of the project.
चर्चा परियोजना के विषय तक ही सीमित रहनी चाहिए।
- Radhika felt confined in the tiny rented room.
राधिका को छोटे किराए के कमरे में घुटन-सी महसूस हुई।
- The rare bird is confined to a small stretch of forest in Assam.
यह दुर्लभ पक्षी असम के जंगल के एक छोटे हिस्से तक ही सीमित है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ His interest is confined on cricket.
✓ His interest is confined to cricket.
Confined takes the preposition to when it means limited.
'सीमित' के अर्थ में 'confined' के बाद 'to' आता है।
✗ The patient was confined at bed for a week.
✓ The patient was confined to bed for a week.
The fixed phrase is confined to bed.
निश्चित वाक्यांश 'confined to bed' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives suggest limits, but they differ in what is limited.
ये adjectives सीमा का संकेत देते हैं, पर सीमित होने वाली चीज़ अलग-अलग है।
Kept inside a space or limited to a place or group.
किसी स्थान के भीतर बंद या किसी जगह या समूह तक सीमित।
- The patient is confined to bed.
Limited by rules or authority.
नियमों या अधिकार द्वारा सीमित।
- Entry to the lab is restricted.
Uncomfortably small and crowded.
असुविधाजनक रूप से छोटा और भरा हुआ।
- The bus was cramped and hot.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Confined to something, as in 'confined to bed' and 'not confined to India' (not 'confined in' for this meaning).
Confined to something सही है, जैसे 'confined to bed' और 'not confined to India' (इस अर्थ में 'confined in' गलत है)।