confine

/kənˈfaɪn/ verb [T]

Translation

› to prevent someone from leaving a place or to prevent something from spreading

kapatmak, hapsetmek, zaptetmek

[often passive] He was confined to a prison cell for several days.69912611872

be confined to sth/sb phrasal verb

› to only exist in a particular area or group of people

etkili olmak, bir yer/bir grup insana has olmak

The flooding was confined to the basement.1872

confine sb/sth to sth phrasal verb

› to limit an activity

sınırlamak, daraltmak, kapatmak, hapsetmek

Please confine your discussion to the topic.1872

(Definition of confine verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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