restrict

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To limit what someone can do or what is allowed.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

Examples

  • He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.

  • There is a plan to restrict the use of cars in the city center.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

More examples

In context

  • After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.

  • If we restrict sine to #92;left#91;-#92;frac#92;pi2,#92;frac#92;pi2#92;right#93;, we can define its inverse.

  • It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.