The meaning of CONFINED is kept within confines. How to use confined in a sentence.

1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. 2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison. 3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was …

CONFINED definition: limited or restricted. See examples of confined used in a sentence.

If something is confined to a particular group of people, it exists only among them:

be confined (in something) Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage. The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment).

A confined space warning sign on process equipment. A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress and not suitable for human inhabitants. Alternative names for a confined space are …

He was confined to a wheelchair. She was confined to bed for a week with the flu.

If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.

limit or restrict: confined himself to a few remarks. to keep in; prevent from leaving because of imprisonment, illness, etc.: confined to a mental institution. n. [countable] Usually, confines. [plural] a …

The adjective confined describes being in captivity or not free to move about. If you do charity work, you could read books to older people confined to their homes.