confine

verb/kənˈfaɪn/CEFR B2

আটকে রাখা; সীমাবদ্ধ রাখা

Meaning

To keep someone in a closed space, or to keep something within limits.

Example sentences

  • Illness confined him to bed.অসুস্থতা তাকে শয্যাশায়ী করে রেখেছিল।
  • Please confine your answer to one page.উত্তরটি এক পৃষ্ঠার মধ্যে রাখুন।

A common mistake

Confine your answer in two paragraphs.→Confine your answer to two paragraphs.

Confine takes to for a limit and in only for a physical space: confined in a cell, confined to the rules.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: detain

Similar words, and what each means

  • detain

    আটক করা, হেফাজতে রাখা

    To keep someone in official custody, especially for questioning.

Other English words for “আটকে রাখা; সীমাবদ্ধ রাখা”

  • withhold

    To refuse to give something or to hold it back.

  • hold back

    To stop yourself or someone from doing something.

  • restrain

    To stop somebody or something from moving or acting freely.

  • keep back

    To hold something back rather than give or tell it.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • confinementnounবন্দিদশা, আবদ্ধ থাকা

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “confine” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • উন্নতি করা, সমৃদ্ধ হওয়া
    • • আটকে রাখা; সীমাবদ্ধ রাখা
    • • উৎসাহিত করা, অনুপ্রাণিত করা
    • • বিশদ ব্যাখ্যা করা
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    আটকে রাখা; সীমাবদ্ধ রাখা — confine (verb) — আটকে রাখা; সীমাবদ্ধ রাখা. To keep someone in a closed space, or to keep something within limits.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “confine”?

    • • prosper
    • • proceed
    • • shrivel
    • • detain
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    detain — detain — আটক করা, হেফাজতে রাখা. To keep someone in official custody, especially for questioning.

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