beschränken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- 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.
- narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
- restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.
- tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.
Senses
beschränken is used for these senses in English:
- check To act as a curb or restraint.
- 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.
- limit (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- narrow (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- restrict To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
- tether (transitive) To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.