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How to pronounce “confine”

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Pronunciation guide for confine

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of confine with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Grief and love in the animal kingdomand we can refuse to confine them to small tanks in theme parks
Definition summary: (obsolete) To have a common boundary with; to border on. [16th–19th c.]

Example 1 of 8

Grief and love in the animal kingdom

and we can refuse to confine them to small tanks in theme parks

[Verb]
(obsolete) To have a common boundary with; to border on. [16th–19th c.]
(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]
[Noun]
(chiefly in the plural) A boundary or limit.
(poetic) Confinement, imprisonment.

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