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begrense — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.

Senses

begrense is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

constrain — full definition

  1. verb To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
  2. verb To keep within close bounds; to confine.
  3. verb To reduce a result in response to limited resources.