RESTRAIN


Meaning of RESTRAIN in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ barely

I barely ~ed myself from hitting him.

▪ properly

The horse must be properly ~ed in a location where it would not hurt itself.

▪ forcibly , physically

She had to be physically ~ed.

VERB + RESTRAIN

▪ be unable to , can no longer , cannot

She could not ~ a flash of pride.

▪ attempt to , seek to , try to

▪ manage to

▪ help (to)

PREPOSITION

▪ from

He ~ed himself from shouting at her.

PHRASES

▪ an attempt to ~ sb , an effort to ~ sb

Restrain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ injunction

Restrain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ impatience , ↑ impulse , ↑ urge

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