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house·bound (ho̵usbo̵und′)

adjective

confined to one's home, as by an illness

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housebound Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • year: Their patient feared contamination by bodily fluids and had been housebound for two years.

Infinitive complement

  • take: To encourage the housebound to take part in community activities.

Modifies a noun

  • Londoner: Each week Food Chain volunteers gather at six kitchens to cook and deliver tasty, healthy meals to housebound Londoners affected by HIV.

Modifying Another Word

  • virtually: I'm virtually housebound for the rest of my life, " she told the District Court in Brisbane.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Now retired, Professor Cross recently became housebound in his personal battle against cancer.
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