Also means
shut away
Usage Note
Encerrado is the past-participle adjective from encerrar (to lock in, to enclose). It describes a person or thing confined in a space: está encerrado en su habitación. Figuratively it means closed-off or introverted: es una persona encerrada en sí misma. With estar it describes a current state; with ser it implies a habitual, introspective personality.
Examples
"El perro lleva horas encerrado en casa."
Natural Translation
The dog has been locked inside the house for hours.
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