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# restrain

verb (restrain, restrains, restrained, restraining)

«restrain» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To restrain someone or something is to hold them back or stop them from moving or doing something, often by force. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#m1)
2. To restrain yourself is to stop yourself from doing something you want to do, like laughing or shouting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety: seat belts and car seats restrain children; dogs are restrained on leads. In stories characters restrain their anger or laughter. Phrases: «restrain yourself», «be restrained», «restrain a dog».

### Examples

- Keep your dog restrained on a lead in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x1)
- The seat belt restrained him when the car stopped suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x2)
- I could hardly restrain my laughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x3)
- Two players restrained the angry man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x4)
- Try to restrain yourself from eating all the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x5)
- Young children must be restrained in a proper car seat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x6)
- Then the Princess could restrain herself no longer, but ran forward and threw her arms round her husband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/#x7)

### Note

Noun: restraint. Adjective «restrained» also means calm and controlled. Do not confuse with «retrain» (train again) — restrain has an s.

## In Jewish tradition

In safety: seat belts and car seats restrain children; dogs are restrained on leads. In stories characters restrain their anger or laughter. Phrases: «restrain yourself», «be restrained», «restrain a dog».

### Examples

- the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. (Torah GEN.8.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/#x1)
- And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying: 'Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.' So the people were restrained from bringing. (Torah EXO.36.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/#x2)
- If it is read as one word, it must be the action noun of בָּלַם balam 'to restrain, withhold, keep (from)'; see SY 1:8. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/#x3)
- And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? (Writings JOB.15.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/#x4)
- My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path; (Writings PRO.1.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/#x5)
- That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. (Prophets ISA.14.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/#x6)

### Note

Noun: restraint. Adjective «restrained» also means calm and controlled. Do not confuse with «retrain» (train again) — restrain has an s.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «restrain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«restrain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/restrain.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «restrain» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restrain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«restrain» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/restrain.html) on Mova free.