verb · transitive · rare

restrain

re·strain

restrain · restrains · restrained · restraining

стримувати, позбавляти волі, обмежувати

сдержать, сдерживать, заключить, лишить свободы

zügeln, behindern, einschränken, begrenzen

To control or keep in checkTo control or keep in check.

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/ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/

» You should learn to restrain yourself.

Du solltest dich in Selbstkontrolle üben.

Ты должен научиться сдерживаться.

Тобі слід навчитися стримуватися.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To control or keep in check.
zügeln
сде́рживатьsdérživatʹ, сдержа́тьsderžátʹ, обу́здыватьobúzdyvatʹ
стри́муватиstrýmuvaty
(transitive)To deprive of liberty.
einschränken, behindern
заключа́тьzaključátʹ, заключи́тьzaključítʹ, заде́рживатьzadérživatʹ
позбавля́ти во́ліpozbavljáty vóli
(transitive)To restrict or limit.
He was restrained by the straitjacket.
abgrenzen, begrenzen, eingrenzen
сде́рживатьsdérživatʹ, сдержа́тьsderžátʹ, ограни́чиватьograníčivatʹ
стри́муватиstrýmuvaty, обме́жуватиobméžuvaty
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
(transitive)To strain again.

Examples

129 sentences

You should learn to restrain yourself.
Тобі слід навчитися стримуватися. — Squaw
ruТы должен научиться сдерживаться. — shanghainese
deDu solltest dich in Selbstkontrolle üben. — Dejo
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He could no longer restrain himself.
ruОн больше не мог сдерживаться. — marafon
deEr konnte sich nicht mehr beherrschen. — raggione
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Tom restrained himself from hitting Mary.
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Tom tried to restrain his anger.
ruТом пытался сдержать свой гнев. — odexed
deTom versuchte, seine Wut zu zügeln. — wolfgangth
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Tom was unable to restrain himself.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

to control or keep in check:

to deprive of liberty:

to restrict or limit:

Русский

By meaning 3

to control or keep in check:

to deprive of liberty:

to restrict or limit:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to control or keep in check:

to deprive of liberty:

to restrict or limit:

Origin

From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fast

From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”).

From re- + strain.

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Forms

restrains, restraining, restrained, restrained

Base form	restrain · to restrain
3rd person singular	restrains
Present participle	restraining
Past simple	restrained
Past participle	restrained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	restrain
he, she, it	restrains

Past simpleLesson

all persons

restrained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have restrained
he, she, it	has restrained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will restrain

Synonyms

12 synonyms

control or keep in check:checkA2

deprive of liberty:confineB2 detain

limitB1 withstrain

Close in meaning

prevent the action or expression of:keep keep back hold back
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult:encumber cumber
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement:confine hold constrain

Word family

10 related words

Derivedoverrestrain overrestrained restrainable restrainment underrestrain unrestrain

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle