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{
"term": "restrict",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "restrict",
"heSheIt": "restricts"
},
"pastSimple": "restricted",
"pastParticiple": "restricted",
"ingForm": "restricting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to limit the size, amount or range of something",
"sensetop": "restrict something to somethingrestrict something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.",
"contextForm": "restrict something to something"
},
{
"text": "We restrict the number of students per class to ten."
},
{
"text": "Fog severely restricted visibility.",
"contextForm": "restrict something"
},
{
"text": "Having small children tends to restrict your freedom."
},
{
"text": "They tried to improve traffic congestion by restricting entry to the city."
},
{
"text": "He needs to restrict his intake of red meat."
},
{
"text": "The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues."
},
{
"text": "The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people's access to firearms."
},
{
"text": "attempts to restrict the sale of alcohol"
},
{
"text": "He introduced new laws to restrict immigration."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["greatly", "seriously", "severely"],
"verb + restrict": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to restrict something",
"measures to restrict something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to stop somebody/something from moving or acting freely",
"sensetop": "restrict something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The long skirt restricted her movements."
}
],
"synonyms": "impede"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to control something with rules or laws",
"sensetop": "restrict something (to somebody)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Access to the club is restricted to members only."
}
],
"topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to allow yourself or somebody to have only a limited amount of something or to do only a particular kind of activity",
"sensetop": "restrict yourself/somebody (to something/to doing something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day."
},
{
"text": "Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts?"
},
{
"text": "We restrict ourselves to one takeaway meal a week."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["greatly", "seriously", "severely"],
"verb + restrict": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to restrict something",
"measures to restrict something"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkt/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restrict__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkts/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restricts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restricted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restricting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkt/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restrict__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkts/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restricts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restricted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/restrict/restricting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’."
}