confines
English
editPronunciation
edit- Noun:
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnfaɪnz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnfaɪnz/
- Verb:
- Rhymes: -aɪnz
Noun
editconfines pl (plural only)
- The borders or limits of an area.
- 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:
- It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership.
- Elements that restrain someone.
- 2020 December 2, Mark Phillips, “Rebuilding Rail in the 2020s”, in RAIL, page 46:
- "I think that there comes a point where people begin to get bored within their own confines, so there is definitely an opportunity to encourage travel - even though it will be a different sort of arrangement than we've been used to in the past.
- The scope or range of a subject.
Translations
editelements that restrain someone
scope or range
Verb
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- third-person singular simple present indicative of confine
Catalan
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French
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fin/
- Homophones: confine, confinent
Verb
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Galician
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Latin
editAdjective
editcōnfīnēs
References
edit- confines in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
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Spanish
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Verb
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