ограни́чить — meaning in English

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.
• 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.
• terminate verb To bring something to an end.

Senses

ограни́чить is used for these senses in English:

• border (transitive) To put a border on something.
• check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
• 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.
• 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

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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