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restricted tolimited or confined to a particular group, area, or situation

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: limited or confined to a particular group, area, or situation

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈstrɪktɪd tuː/

Example Sentences

  • The secret recipe is restricted to family members who can prove they won't sell it to competitors.
  • Swimming in this lake is restricted to fish and very brave tourists.
  • The parking space is restricted to cars shorter than a giraffe.

restricted to

NOUN

[/rɪˈstrɪktɪd tuː/]

limited or confined to a particular group, area, or situation

limited or confined to a particular group, area, or situation
💡 Concept

limited or confined to a particular group, area, or situation

Access to the dangerous laboratory equipment was restricted to authorized teachers only.
🧠 Mnemonic

Access to the dangerous laboratory equipment was restricted to authorized teachers only.

When movement was restricted to certain zones, the conflict experts had already predicted finally arrived.
🎵 Rhyme

When movement was restricted to certain zones, the conflict experts had already predicted finally arrived.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈstrɪktɪd tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈstrɪktɪd tuː/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootstrict
Suffix--ed

🎵Rhyme

predictedaddictedconvicted
predicted
addicted
convicted

🔗Collocations

restricted to members
restricted to adults
access restricted to
strictly restricted to
restricted to certain areas
use restricted to

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The secret recipe is restricted to family members who can prove they won't sell it to competitors.

😄 Fun example

Swimming in this lake is restricted to fish and very brave tourists.

😄 Fun example

The parking space is restricted to cars shorter than a giraffe.

Voting rights were restricted to property owners in the past.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

limited toconfined toexclusive toreserved for

Antonyms

open to allunrestrictedavailable to everyone

Related

accesspermissionauthorizationlimitationboundary

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