eingrenzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- circumscribe verb To draw a line all the way around something.
- contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
- determine verb To find out or establish something for certain, usually by investigation.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
Senses
eingrenzen is used for these senses in English:
- circumscribe To limit narrowly; to restrict.
- contain (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- delimit (transitive, literal, figurative) To mark or fix the limits of.
- determine To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
- restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.
circumscribe — full definition
- verb To draw a line all the way around something.
- verb To keep something within strict limits.
- verb To draw the smallest possible circle or sphere around a shape so that the shape fits exactly inside it.
contain — full definition
- verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
- verb To keep something under control so it does not spread or get worse.
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