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Definition of 'chained'

chained

(tʃeɪnd )
adjective
If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to.
Modern women are no longer chained to the kitchen sink!
At work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings. [+ to]
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Translations for 'chained'

British English: chained ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to.
At work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings.
  • American English: chained
  • Brazilian Portuguese: atrelado
  • Chinese: 被绑住
  • European Spanish: atado
  • French: enchaîné
  • German: gekettet an
  • Italian: prigioniero
  • Japanese: 縛られた
  • Korean: 얽매이다
  • European Portuguese: acorrentado
  • Spanish: atado

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Nearby words of 'chained'

  • chain-smoker
  • chainbrake
  • chaine
  • chained
  • chainfall
  • chainless
  • chainlet

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Related Terms of 'chained'

  • chain
  • chaine
  • chain stitch

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Definition of chained from the Collins English Dictionary

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