keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
Used in a Sentence
restrain
How to use restrain in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for restrain.
Editorial note
She will decide what she want to do, and her parents should help, and not restrain her, or tell her what to do.
Examples13
Definitions5
Parts of speech1
Quick take
keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of restrain gathered in one view.
place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for restrain.
verb
keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
See also: keep
verb
place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
See also: restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
verb
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
verb
hold back
verb
to compel or deter by or as if by threats
See also: intimidate
Example sentences
She will decide what she want to do, and her parents should help, and not restrain her, or tell her what to do.
The founder apologized and tried to restrain his wife from sitting across Horvath.
For the same reason that Macs still come defaulted to "one button" mode to restrain software developers.
I say good luck in getting horrible people to restrain their stupid impulses in an environment like that.
We need a lot more of that, we need help to restrain our government and get it back to operating within a moral boundary.
If something is physically addictive, then someone with strong restraint might find an exception there.
I was hoping that this article would restrain itself to arguing for open, publicly-readable journals.
Then you get a sleepy, bored guy on a highway, with neither awareness to spot dangerous situations, or willpower left to restrain from doing stupid things.
The verbiage in The Bill of Rights was intended to recognize, not confer rights, and it was intended to restrain government from violating them.
And if a male co-worker couldn't restrain himself from making sexually suggestive comments, I would be pretty disgusted by his behavior.
-----Rand observed that regulations are created by the financially and politically powerful to restrain and oppress the individuals trying to improve their lot in life and change the world.
This is the second time you said that in this thread, now I can't restrain myself anymore - 'list' != 'array', and it all depends on how they're implemented; I see no reason to assert that for 'most implementations' removing from the end is faster.
Are the executives who make these illegal agreements to restrain trade ever personally held liable?It seems that would be more effective than fining the companies, or the usual "We don't admit to doing anything wrong, but here's some money anyways.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use restrain in a sentence?
She will decide what she want to do, and her parents should help, and not restrain her, or tell her what to do.
What does restrain mean?
keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
What part of speech is restrain?
restrain is commonly used as verb.