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restrictrestrict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrestrictOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of restringere, from stringere to tie tightly, press together VERB TABLErestrict |
| Present | I, you, we, they | restrict | | he, she, it | restricts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | restricted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have restricted | | he, she, it | has restricted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had restricted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will restrict | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have restricted |
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| Present | I | am restricting | | he, she, it | is restricting | | you, we, they | are restricting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was restricting | | you, we, they | were restricting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been restricting | | he, she, it | has been restricting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been restricting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be restricting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been restricting |
► severely restricted Imports were severely restricted. THESAURUSto limit or control the size, amount, or range of something► restrictto limit or control the size, amount, or range of something: The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. Imports were severely restricted. ► limit to control something so that an amount or number does not get too big: I am trying to limit the amount of salt in my diet. ► set a limit to control the size or amount of something, by deciding what the limit will be: We had to set a limit on how much TV the kids could watch each day. ► ration to control how much of something someone is allowed to have, especially because there is not enough for all people to have as much as they want: In many countries, food was rationed during World War II. 1to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something: The new law restricts the sale of hand guns.restrict something to something We will restrict class sizes to 20 students. Imports were severely restricted.THESAURUSlimit – to control something so that an amount or number does not get too big: I am trying to limit the amount of salt in my diet.set a limit – to control the size or amount of something, by deciding what the limit will be: We had to set a limit on how much TV the kids could watch each day.ration – to control how much of something someone is allowed to have, especially because there is not enough for all people to have as much as they want: In many countries, food was rationed during World War II.2restrict yourself to something to allow yourself to have only a particular amount of something, or do only a particular type of activity: He’s restricting himself to two cigarettes a day.3to limit or control the movement of someone or something: restrict somebody/something to something Her disability restricts her to a wheelchair.4restrict something to somebody to allow only a particular group of people to do or have something: Should we restrict these violent images to adults? [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of restringere, from stringere to tie tightly, press together] |