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- [kuh n-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4]
- /kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 /
- /ˈkɒn.faɪnz/
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- [kuh n-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4]
- /kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 /
Definitions of confines word
- noun plural confines limits; boundaries 3
- verb with object confines to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book. 1
- verb with object confines to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense he was confined to quarters for 30 days. 1
- noun confines Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier. 1
- noun confines Often, confines. region; territory. 1
- noun confines Archaic. confinement. 1
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Origin of confines
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400 for noun; 1515-25 for v.; (noun) Middle English < Middle French confins, confines < Medieval Latin confinia, plural of Latin confinis boundary, border (see con-, fine2); (v.) < Middle French confiner, verbal derivative of confins < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Confines
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confines popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
confines usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confines
noun confines
- purview — the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
- proportions — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
- orbit — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Antonyms for confines
noun confines
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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