beperken — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
• circumscribe verb To draw a line all the way around something.
• confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
• curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
• limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
• 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

beperken is used for these senses in English:

• abridge (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]
• 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.]
• curtail (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
• impinge (intransitive, figuratively) To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
• limit (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
• restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.
• restrict To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

abridge — full definition

1. verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
2. verb To stop someone from having or doing something.
3. verb To make something shorter in length or time.
4. verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.

circumscribe — full definition

1. verb To draw a line all the way around something.
2. verb To keep something within strict limits.
3. verb To draw the smallest possible circle or sphere around a shape so that the shape fits exactly inside it.

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