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Meanings of restrain in English

Portuguese
conter
Catalan
sostenir-se
Spanish
sujetar

Place limits on (extent or access)

      conter
      Portuguese
      conter

      Keep under control; keep in check.

            conter
            Portuguese
            intimidar

            To compel or deter by or as if by threats.

                  intimidar

                  Hold back.

                        Usage of restrain in English
                        1
                        I said in the trouble of the moment, unable to restrain myself.
                        The open door and The portrait
                        2
                        A senior loyalist source said it would be difficult to restrain militants.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        Currently teachers can't physically restrain students unless they're a danger to others.
                        Radio NZ
                        4
                        Potations do sometimes wake wines; turnips restrain passion; causes necessary to state.
                        Roughing It
                        5
                        But in the end he could not restrain himself and blurted out:
                        Men in War
                        6
                        Something within made me restrain myself from opening it all the way.
                        Chump change: a novel
                        7
                        But try to restrain your mirth when you see Pappa, all right?
                        The preacher
                        8
                        McKenna can be heard breathing heavily as deputies work to restrain her.
                        Ebony
                        9
                        Now that Everett didn't need to restrain Harlan, he could help siphon.
                        The devil's alphabet
                        10
                        He could not restrain the feeling in his voice as he exclaimed:
                        His Hour
                        11
                        Barely able to restrain himself, Flood looked to Stansfield for some support.
                        Transfer of power
                        12
                        Why couldn't they just call on God's strength and simply restrain themselves?
                        Pandaemonium
                        13
                        Erlendur wanted to let the matter rest there, but couldn't restrain himself.
                        Tainted blood
                        14
                        The young ladies were silent; but they could not restrain their sobs.
                        Cinq Mars — Volume 6
                        15
                        I had to tell him the truth in order to restrain him.
                        No Hero
                        16
                        Do you think there will be funding issues that restrain the science?
                        Wired
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                        Translations for restrain
                        Restrain through the time
                        Restrain across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Less common
                        Ireland
                        Less common