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restrainto prevent someone or something from doing something; to control or limit

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to prevent someone or something from doing something; to control or limit

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈstreɪn/

Korean meaning: 억제하다, 제지하다, 통제하다

Korean pronunciation: 리**스트**레인

Example Sentences

  • I had to physically restrain my dog from chasing the ice cream truck.
  • Please restrain yourself from singing karaoke at 3 AM.
  • The government plans to restrain inflation through various economic policies.

restrain

VERB

//rɪˈstreɪn//

to prevent someone or something from doing something; to control or limit

restrain concept
💡 Concept

A restrain impulse character holding back emotion in office environment

restrain rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

To restrain is to gain reason's chain—holding back the pain with your brain

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈstreɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈstreɪn/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootstrain

Origin

From Old French 'restraindre', derived from Latin 'restringere', which combines 're-' (back) and 'stringere' (to bind or draw tight). The word entered English in the 13th century.

🎵Rhyme

straintrainbrainmaingain
strain
train
brain
main
gain

🔗Collocations

restrain oneself
restrain from doing
physically restrain
restrain spending
restrain emotions
restrain growth
barely restrain

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I had to physically restrain my dog from chasing the ice cream truck.

😄 Fun example

Please restrain yourself from singing karaoke at 3 AM.

The government plans to restrain inflation through various economic policies.

She could barely restrain her excitement when she saw her favorite celebrity.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

controllimitsuppresscurbhold back

Antonyms

releasefreeencourage

Related

constraintrestrictionself-controldiscipline

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