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rajoittaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • 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.
  • contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
  • cramp noun A sudden, painful, involuntary tightening of a muscle.
  • curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
  • inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
  • 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

rajoittaa is used for these senses in English:

  • border (transitive) To put a border on something.
  • box in (transitive, figuratively) To limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.
  • check To act as a curb or restraint.
  • 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.
  • constrain (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
  • contain (transitive) To hold inside.

border — full definition

  1. noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  2. noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
  3. verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

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