B1verb · intransitive · rare

restrict

restrict · restricts · restricted · restricting

обмежити, обмежувати, обмежовувати, омежувати

ограничить, ограничивать

beschränken, begrenzen, restringieren

To restrain within boundariesTo restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

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/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

» Freedom of speech was tightly restricted.

Свобода слова была жёстко ограничена.

Meaning

2 senses

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.
beschränken, begrenzen, restringieren
ограни́чиватьograníčivatʹ, ограни́читьograníčitʹ
обме́жуватиobméžuvaty, обмежо́вуватиobmežóvuvaty, обме́житиobméžyty
(specifically)To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
If we restrict sine to #92;left#91;-#92;frac#92;pi2,#92;frac#92;pi2#92;right#93;, we can define its inverse.

More definitions

place limits on (extent or amount or access)
place restrictions on
prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed
place under restrictions; limit access to by law

Examples

78 sentences

Freedom of speech was tightly restricted.
ruСвобода слова была жёстко ограничена.
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Access to the base is tightly restricted.
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Freedom of speech is restricted in some countries.
ruВ некоторых странах свобода слова ограничена.
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He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
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This is a restricted area.
ruЭто запрещённая территория.
deDas hier ist Sperrgebiet.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to restrain within bounds:

Русский

By meaning 1

to restrain within bounds:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to restrain within bounds:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightl

Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + stringō (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.

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Forms

restricts, restricting, restricted, restricted

Base form	restrict · to restrict
3rd person singular	restricts
Present participle	restricting
Past simple	restricted
Past participle	restricted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	restrict
he, she, it	restricts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

restricted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will restrict

Synonyms

15 synonyms

to restrain within bounds:limitB1 boundB1 repressB2 quarantineB2 circumscribe withstrain restrain curb coerce

Close in meaning

place limits on (extent or amount or access):trammel limit bound confine throttle
place restrictions on:curtail curb cut back
place under restrictions; limit access to by law:control

Antonyms

1 antonyms

derestrict

Word family

12 related words

Derivedderestrict overrestrict restrictable restrictase restrictee restrictor restrictory unrestrict

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