İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. tutmak, zaptetmek, dizginlemek.
2. sınırlamak, kısıtlamak. engellemek, dizginlemek, zapt etmek, tutmak, -den önlemek. tut. tut. f.
3. sınırlamak, kısıtlamak. alıkoymak, engellemek, tutmak, baskı altında tutmak, bastırmak, frenlemek, dizginlemek, hapsetmek, sınırlamak, kısıtlamak.
4. restrainable zaptedilebilir, zaptetmek, alıkoy, tutmak, geri tutmak, sımrlamak, yasaklamak.
5. engellemek. dizginlemek. zaptetmek. tutmak. -den önlemek.
6. tutmak. geri tutmak. yasaklamak. zapt etmek. sınırlamak. kısıtlamak.
7. tut.

Etymology : Middle English restraynen, from Middle French restraindre, from Latin restringere to restrain, restrict, from re- + stringere to bind tight; more at STRAIN
Pronunciation : ri-'strAn
Function : transitive verb
Date : 14th century

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1. curb, hinder; arrest, take away one's liberty; repress, subdue. restrain\re*strain"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. restrained ; p. pr. & vb. n. restraining.] [oe. restreinen, f. restreindre, fr. l. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to draw, bind, or press together. see: strain, v. t., and cf. restrict.].
2. to draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb. restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives way to in repose!.
3. to draw back toghtly, as a rein. [obs.].
4. to hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty.
5. to limit; to confine; to restrict. not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also is to be restrained by a part of the predicate. watts.
6. to withhold; to forbear. thou restrained prayer before god. xv. 4.
7. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
8. To draw back toghtly, as a rein.
9. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
10. To limit; to confine; to restrict.
11. To withhold; to forbear. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool".
12. 1. If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength. Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me.
13. If you restrain an emotion or you restrain yourself from doing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do. She was unable to restrain her desperate anger Gladys wanted to ask, `Aren't you angry with him?' But she restrained herself from doing so.
14. To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large. The radical 500-day plan was very clear on how it intended to try to restrain inflation = check.