restrict (rɪˈstrɪkt
)
Definitions
verb
- (often foll by to) to confine or keep within certain often specified limits or selected bounds ⇒
to restrict one's drinking to the evening
Word Origin
C16: from Latin rēstrictus bound up, from rēstringere; see restrainTranslations
- British English:
restrict
If you restrict something, you put a limit on it to stop it becoming too large.Laws were passed to restrict foreign imports.rɪˈstrɪkt VERB Laws were passed to restrict foreign imports.
- Spanish:
restringir
v
- French:
restreindre
vt
- German:
einschränken
v
- Chinese: 限制 v
- Arabic: يُقَيِّدُ v
- Portuguese: restringir v
- Russian: ограничивать v
- Croatian: ograničiti v
- Czech: omezit v omezovat
- Danish: begrænse v
- Dutch: beperken v
- Finnish: rajoittaa v
- Greek: περιορίζω v
- Italian: limitare v
- Japanese: 制限する v
- Korean: 제한하다 v
- Norwegian: begrense v
- Polish: ograniczyć v ograniczać
- Brazilian Portuguese: restringir v
- European Spanish:
restringir
v
- Swedish: begränsa v
- Thai: จำกัด v
- Turkish: sınırlamak v
- Vietnamese: hạn chế v
Usage examples
We hope to restrict the sale to a limited number of trusted collectors.
, The Tartan Ringers (1986)Many of these technical measures have been met with complaints that they restrict the normal use of a CD.
New Scientist (2003)Its legal advisers said any industrial action would not be planned with the intention to prevent, restrict or distort competition.
Irish Times (2002)Her role was prevention, monitoring and investigation of infection with powers to close down or restrict access to wards affected.
Belfast Telegraph (2005)The harsh climate, heavy grazing pressure and saline flows combine to restrict re-establishment of plant growth once it has been lost.
, Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)