currently confined vs currently confine

The phrases "currently confined" and "currently confine" are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. "Currently confined" is the correct phrase to use when describing someone or something that is currently restricted or limited in some way. On the other hand, "currently confine" is not a complete phrase and lacks the necessary verb agreement to convey a clear meaning.

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currently confined

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe someone or something that is currently restricted or limited in some way.

Use "currently confined" when you want to indicate that someone or something is currently under restriction or limitation. It implies a state of being confined at the present moment.

Examples:

The patient is currently confined to bed rest.
The suspect is currently confined in a maximum-security prison.
The animal is currently confined to a small cage.
She is currently confined to a wheelchair.
The workers are currently confined to working from home.

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Indeed, according to Mr Patten's answer to my recent question, it is currently confined to just one project.
For example, the EU's competence in tax matters is currently confined mainly to the minimum VAT rate and certain principles governing business taxation.
Aid for environmental audits is currently confined to SMEs, by Article 5(a) of Regulation 70/2001, while large enterprises are eligible only for de minimis aid.
In future, the scope of IMI should be expanded, as this is currently confined to the Directive on professional qualifications and the Directive on services in the internal market.
Indeed, according to Mr Patten's answer to my recent question, it is currently confined to just one project E-3098/02, answer given on 29 November 2002 - OJ C 242 E, 9.10.2003, p.
stepping up the capacity of the EU to provide loans and guarantees and developing more innovatory financial engineering in respect of the Structural Funds, which are currently overly confined to simply providing grants.
Currently, the disease is confined to a few areas in a limited number of Member States.
Currently international liability of European corporations is confined to the 1968 Brussels Convention concerning jurisdiction in European courts where subsidiaries operating in third countries are responsible for (extreme) cases of negligence, leading to manslaughter or other serious harm.
Currently, the disease is confined to a few areas of a limited number of Member States and also in Italy the situation has largely improved in the last 18 months.
The Committee considers, however, that such efforts should not be confined solely to the eight directives currently under consideration; they should instead cover, in the future, at least the 22 directives set out on the list drawn up by the Commission in May 2003.
Hopes that the trials will begin as soon as possible, and not later than the end of the year; hopes also that they will not be confined to the two individuals responsible currently imprisoned;
a standard European sort code to replace the national sort code currently used for IBAN purposes; the standard sort code should be as short as possible, and the number of codes confined to what is necessary;