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restrict

Pronunciation: [rɪˈstrɪkt]

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Learn how to use restrict in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “limitations”

(verb) to make something smaller or limit what someone can do. If you restrict someone, you are putting a kind of fence around what they can have or where they can go.

Example

The school restricts the use of cell phones during class to help students focus.

Example

They didn't restrict anyone from joining the club, so it was open to everyone.

Example

Why would someone want to restrict access to certain areas of the building?

Context: “rules or laws”

(verb) to control something by setting rules. If a law restricts an activity, it tells people they cannot do that activity in certain ways.

Example

The new law restricts how much pollution factories can produce to protect the environment.

Example

The government did not restrict people’s rights to vote freely.

Example

What activities are restricted by the new regulations?

How to pronounce restrict

Pronunciation: [rɪˈstrɪkt]

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