حصر

Meaning of حصر in English is: (box in, confine) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

box in verb confine verb

Meaning of حصر in English and Arabic

حصرحَصَرَ - فعل

1) box in - verb

  ∘ Meaning of box in in Arabic and English:

to surround someone or something so that they are not able to move freely, using a vehicle or your body

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb box in

  ∘ Past participle of the verb box in

  ∘ Example of box in in Arabic and English

فلانفُلَانٌ أوقفأَوْقَفَ سيارته خلفنا حاصرا إياناسَيَّارَتَهُ خَلْفَنَا حَاصِرًا إِيَّانَا

Somebody parked his car right behind us, boxing us in

حصرني حَصَرَنِيْ شخصشَخْصٌ بدراجتهبِدَرَّاجَتِهِ

Someone boxed me in by his motorcycle

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حصر - فعل

2) box in - verb

  ∘ Meaning of box in in Arabic and English:

to prevent somebody from doing what they want by creating unnecessary problems

  ∘ Example of box in in Arabic and English

حصره المرضحَصَرَهُ المَرَضُ

He was boxed in by the illness

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حصرحَصَرَ - فعل

3) confine - verb

  ∘ Meaning of confine in Arabic and English:

حصرحَصَرَ: أيأَيِ اكتفى اكْتَفَىْ بهبِهِ ولم يتجاوزه إلى غيرهوَلَمْ يَتَجَاوَزْهُ إِلَىْ غَيْرِهِ

to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc.

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb confine

confined

  ∘ Past participle of the verb confine

confined

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic حصرحَصَرَ

حصرحَصَرَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic حصرحَصَرَ

يحصريَحْصُرُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic حصرحَصَرَ

احصراحْصُرْ

  ∘ Example of confine in Arabic and English

حصرت اهتمامي بالبحث العلميحَصَرْتُ اهْتِمَامِيَ بِالبَحْثِ العِلْمِيِّ

I confined my attention to the scientific research

حصر النقاش بالقضايا البيئيةحُصِرَ النِّقَاشُ بِالقَضَايَا البِيْئِيَّةِ

The discussion was confined to environmental issues

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يجبيَجِبُ علىعَلَىْ الطلاب حصر استخدامهم للإنترنت بالشؤون التعليميةالطُّلَّابِ حَصْرُ اسْتِخْدَامِهِمْ لِلْإِنْتَرْنِتَّ بِالشُّؤُوْنِ التَّعْلِيْمِيَّةِ

Students should confine their use of the internet to education matters

حصرت الحكومة خططها بتعزيز النمو الاقتصاديحَصَرَتِ الحُكُوْمَةُ خُطَطِهَا بِتَعْزِيْزِ النُّمُوِّ الاقْتِصَادِيِّ

The government confined their plans to strengthening the economic growth

يجب يَجِبُ أنأَنْ تحصر واجبات الجيش على الدفاع تُحْصَرَ وَاجِبَاتُ الجَيْشِ عَلَىْ الدِّفَاعِ عنعَنِ البلادالبِلَادِ

The army's duties should be confined to defending the country

  ∘ How to pronounce confine in English?

confine is pronounced in English as

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