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Definition of housebound adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

housebound

adjective

/ˈhaʊsbaʊnd/

/ˈhaʊsbaʊnd/

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unable to leave your house because you cannot walk very far as a result of being ill or oldTopics Health problemsc2

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the housebound
noun [plural] people who are housebound

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