1.b> (), , ; I shall confine myself to saying that ... , ...; to confine the use of a word ;
2.b> 1) (), ; to confine a bird in a cage ;
2) (), ; to confine a prisoner in a cell ; to be confined at hard labour ;
3.b> .i> passi> : to be confined to bed ; to be confined to one's room ; his job confined him to London ;
4.b> .i> passi> (); she expects to be confined about the end of the month ;
5.b> : he confines himself to facts / ; to confine oneself to a field of study i> .