confine

[US]/kənˈfaɪn/
[UK]/kənˈfaɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. upande, kikomo
vt. kizuia;fungia
Word Forms
Pluralconfines
Past Tenseconfined
Past Participleconfined
Third Person Singularconfines
Present Participleconfining

Example Sentences

Confine yourself to the facts.

Kukandamza yenyewe kwa ukweli.

she was confined for nearly a month.

Alifungwa kwa karibu mwezi mmoja.

the narrow confines of political life.

maeneo madogo ya maisha ya kisiasa.

be confined to one's bed

kuwa mfufunywa kitandani

He is confined to the house by illness.

Yeye amefungwa nyumbani kwa ugonjwa.

I shall confine myself to the subject of geography.

Nitajifunga kwa mada ya sayansi ya jiografia.

beyond the confines of human knowledge

nje ya mipaka ya maarifa ya binadamu

The sick child was confined to bed.

Mtoto mgonjwa alifungwa kitandani.

within the confines of one county.

ndani ya mipaka ya kaunti moja.

They confined the prisoner in a cell.

Walifunga mfungwa kwenye seli.

This is outside the confines of human knowledge.

Hili ni nje ya mipaka ya maarifa ya binadamu.

He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.

Anafikiri ni kiburani kukandamiza njiwa kwenye gundi.

you've confined yourself to what you know.

Umezuia mwenyewe kwa unachokujua.

the troops were confined to their barracks.

majenerali walifungwa kwenye makambi yao.

he had been confined to a wheelchair for some time.

aliyetumwa kwa gurumu la magurudumu kwa muda.

within the confines of the hall escape was difficult.

ndani ya mipaka ya ukumbi, kutoroka ilikuwa ngumu.

her fear of confined spaces.

hofu yake ya maeneo madogo.

the hermetic confines of an isolated life.

mawezo ya kuzuia ulimwengu wa maisha ya mtu.

he confined his remarks to generalities.

aliyetumwa maneno yake kwa jumla.

the party's power base was confined to one province.

msingi wa nguvu ya chama uliitumwa kwa jimbo moja.

Real-world Examples

The humanitarian crisis is not confined to South Sudan.

Hifadhi ya kibinadamu haijakafiriwa hadi Kusini Sudan.

Source: VOA Standard May 2014 Collection

The good news is hardly confined to Chrysler.

Habari njema haikafiriwi hadi Chrysler.

Source: The Economist - International

Yet hostility is not confined to the left.

Bado, uhostili haukafiriwi kwa upande wa kushoto.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

People will be confined to their homes.

Watu watazuiliwa nyumbani.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

The way that the lovers need to leave the confines of civilization.

Jinsi wapendanao wanavyohitaji kuacha vizuizi vya ustaarabu.

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Video Version)

The COVID-19 continues to confine us inside.

COVID-19 inaendelea kutuzuia ndani.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

But these ideologies and groups were mainly confined to the fringe.

Lakini itikadi na vikundi hivi vilikuwa vikafiriwa kwa kiasi kikubwa kwa upande wa pembe.

Source: NPR News December 2020 Compilation

You, ma'am, are not confined by any guardrails.

Wewe, bibi, haukafiriwi na kizuizi lolote.

Source: Connection Magazine

Unfortunately, murder isn't confined to a zip code.

Kwa bahati mbaya, mauaji hayajafiriwi kwa msimbuko.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Instantly back on his feet, backpedaling isn't confined to news.

Mara moja amesimama, kurudisha hatua nyuma haukafiriwi kwa habari.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

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