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# restrict

«restrict» in Mova's school dictionary: **to keep something within a limit or stop it from growing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (restrict, restricts, restricted, restricting); noun restriction

### meaning for a pupil

1) To restrict means to keep something within a limit or stop it from growing beyond a certain size or amount. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#m1)

2) To restrict means to control what people can do or where they can go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life and safety: parents restrict screen time; some films are restricted by age; areas are restricted for safety. Science: tight clothes can restrict movement or blood flow. Phrases: restrict to, restricted area, age-restricted, restrict access.

### examples

- Mum restricts my screen time to one hour a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x1)
- Entry is restricted to staff only. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x2)
- This video game is age-restricted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x3)
- The heavy coat restricted his movement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x4)
- Water use was restricted during the drought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x5)
- The rules restrict how many people can be in the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x6)
- They therefore attribute more importance than I to the exact form in which it is found and restrict it to the locality of birth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: restricted. Noun: restriction («restrictions on»). In maths problems, a restriction is a limit: «you may use at most 3 coins».

### In the corpora

- [Real sailors did bring parrots home from tropical voyages, but catching wild parrots for pets is now restricted to protect them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «restrict» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.