restrain

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈstreɪn/

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• Hyphenation: re‧strain

Verb

Plain form restrain

Third-person singular restrains

Past tense restrained

Past participle restrained

Present participle restraining

1. If you restrain someone, you prevent the person from moving or from doing something.

Related words

• restraint