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# restrict

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

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

## Everyday

1. To restrict means to keep something within a limit or stop it from growing beyond a certain size or amount. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x1)
- Entry is restricted to staff only. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x2)
- This video game is age-restricted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x3)
- The heavy coat restricted his movement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x4)
- Water use was restricted during the drought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/#x5)
- The rules restrict how many people can be in the pool. [tree →](https://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://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».

## On Mova

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