Words / B2

ri-STRIKT/rɪˈstrɪkt/

To restrict is to put a limit on size, amount, or freedom: restrict phone use, restrict access. Limit is the everyday verb; restrict often sounds like a rule. Constrain can feel like an external squeeze; restrict is what a policy does. Restriction is the noun (parking restrictions). Restricted can mean classified or limited-entry.

Meaning

To limit the size, amount, or range of something.

Examples

• “The rules restrict phone use in class.”
• “The ticket restricts travel to off-peak trains.”
• “Doctors asked him to restrict salt, not cut it to zero.”

Good to know

restrict access / use. Noun: restriction. Everyday: limit. Adjective: restricted.

Near in meaning

limit

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