confine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Verb

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: kənfīnʹ, IPA: /kənˈfaɪn/, SAMPA: /k@n"faIn/
• (noun)
  • (RP): /ˈkɒnfaɪn/, /"kQnfaIn/
  • (US): känʹfīn, /ˈkɑnfaɪn/, /"kAnfaIn/

  Rhymes: -aɪn

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to confine (third-person singular simple present confines, present participle confining, simple past and past participle confined)

1. (transitive) To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area

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confine (plural confines)

1. (in plural confines) Limits.

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• Bulgarian: граници, предел

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• (limits): borders, bounds, limits

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confine m. (plural confini)

1. border, frontier
2. boundary

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• confinante
• confinare
• confino

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[edit] Verb

confine (infinitive: confinar)

1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of confinar.
2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of confinar.
3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of confinar.
4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of confinar.