Here, I'll confine this discussion to why many foreigners enjoy sumo.
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Confine
//kənˈfaɪn//
Synonyms for "confine" (235 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (71)
constrictcontaincontainercontractcoopcoop incoop upcopyrightcorkcork upcourtcourtyardcrampcribcurtilagecutoffcutoff pointdeadlinedelaydelimit
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delimitatedelimitationdelimited fielddetaindeterminantdimensionsdiminishdisciplinedivision linedragdraw indraw the lineencageencaseencircleenclaveenclosureendentombextentextremityfeaturefencefence infieldfinishfloorfoldfollowfrontiergo ingo in forgroundhedgehedge abouthemhem inhigh water markhigh-water markhinderholdhold backhold in custodyhold in restrainthold upimmure
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impedeimpoundimprisonincarcerateinhibitinterfaceinternjailjugkeepkeep backkeep from spreadingkeep inkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep within boundslaglimenlimitlimitation
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limiting factorlimitslineline of demarcationlistlocalizelocklow-water marklower limitmajor inmake latemanaclemarchmarginmarkmetemewmew upminor inmoderatenarrownullifyobstructorbitpalepalingparkpatentpenpen upperipherypinchpoundprecinctsprisonpurlieuspursuepurviewquadquadranglequalifyquodradiusrailrail inreachregisterretardrimscantscopeseal upsecludeshackleshutshut inshut upslackenslow downsnapespecializespecialize insquarestakestartstarting linestarting pointstaystintstopstraitensurroundsweeptapertarget datetermterminal dateterminustheaterthresholdtietightentime allotmenttofttrapupper limitvergewall inyard
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13 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesderived
8 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
57 translations across 26 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- ngujoj verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κατακλείω verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Bulgarian
3 entries- граници noun (limit)
- предел noun (limit)
- огранича́вам verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Catalan
1 entries- confinar verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 界限 noun (limit)
- 囿於 /囿于 verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- 局限 verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Czech
4 entries- omezit verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- omezovat verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- poutat verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- tísnit verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Dutch
4 entries- limiet noun (limit)
- begrenzen verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- beperken verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- inperken verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Finnish
3 entries- raja noun (limit)
- rajata verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- rajoittaa verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
French
2 entries- limite noun (limit)
- confiner verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
German
2 entries- Begrenzung noun (limit)
- beschränken verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Greek
2 entries- όριο noun (limit)
- περιορίζω verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Hungarian
1 entries- korlátoz verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Ingrian
1 entries- rajata verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Japanese
1 entries- 限る verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Korean
2 entries- 감금 noun (limit)
- 가두다 verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Latin
2 entries- compescō verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- inclūdō verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Māori
3 entries- hamaruru verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- whakatiki verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- whakatina verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Norwegian
1 entries- begrense verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Occitan
1 entries- confinar verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Persian
2 entries- حبس کردن verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- محصور کردن verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Portuguese
2 entries- confim noun (limit)
- confinar verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Russian
4 entries- грани́ца noun (limit)
- лими́т noun (limit)
- преде́л noun (limit)
- ограни́чивать verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Spanish
4 entries- confín noun (limit)
- raya noun (limit)
- confinar verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- encorsetar verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Swedish
2 entries- begränsa verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- inskränka verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Telugu
3 entries- నిర్బంధించు verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- పరిమితము verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
- పరిమితము చేయు verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nhốt verb (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Confine your remarks to the matter we are discussing.
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We should confine the discussion to the question at issue.
Source: tatoeba (248146)
Please confine yourself to a short comment.
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