ограни́чавам — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
• bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
• circumscribe verb To draw a line around; to encircle.
• confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
• constrain verb To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
• curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
• encumber verb To load down something with a burden.
• limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
• qualify verb To meet the requirements needed for something, such as a job, benefit, or competition stage.
• restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
• restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.

Senses

ограни́чавам is used for these senses in English:

• abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
• bound (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
• circumscribe To limit narrowly; to restrict.
• confine (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]
• constrain (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
• curtail (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
• encumber (transitive) To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
• fetter (transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper.

abridge — full definition

1. verb To deprive; to cut off.
2. verb To debar from.
3. verb To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
4. verb To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

bound — full definition

1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

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