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Meanings of housebound in English

Confined usually by illness.

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Usage of housebound in English
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There are plenty of housebound activities that you can stay busy with.
News.com.au
2
Despite being housebound, she did not make the extremely vulnerable list.
The Guardian
3
I am housebound while he is at the forefront, doing all the errands.
The South African
4
It gave her husband a hacking cough and left her seven-year-old daughter housebound.
The Guardian
5
I had been watching period dramas for weeks, housebound and sick.
Independent.ie
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I was housebound with my old mother-butplease don't blame her!
Russian Winter
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Elderly people with back and knee pain become increasingly housebound, withdrawn and socially isolated.
The Guardian
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A paralympic gold medallist is housebound after his car containing his wheelchair was stolen.
Radio NZ
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For the housebound, fortnightly frozen meal deliveries are offered instead.
The Guardian
10
That got a quick smile from him as he realized she was still housebound.
Inferno
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These people are often housebound and barely mobile, adding enormously to the dangers of isolation.
The Guardian
12
Why take anyone with long-term chronic diseases such as diabetes, or someone who is housebound?
The Guardian
13
Being housebound does tend to increase our food intake.
The South African
14
She's been housebound for three years; sickness and social care cuts have trapped her inside.
The Guardian
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He's been housebound with an in-home assistant for years.
A Hundred Thousand Worlds
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Clocking in at just under an hour-and-a-half, Lovebirds represents an undemanding distraction for housebound viewers.
News.com.au
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