← All wordsLLuma321 / 810

IELTS word

constrain

/kΙ™nˈstreΙͺn/verb

See scene ↓

English definition

to limit what someone can do

Common phrases / collocations

  1. constrain growth
  2. constrain choices
  3. severely constrained

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The narrow doorway constrained their movement.

  2. 2.

    A small budget constrained the project.

  3. 3.

    The rules constrain what we can build.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Workers struggle to move a wide machine through a very narrow factory doorway.
to limit what someone can do
1machine needs moving
2doorway limits movement
machine needs moving→doorway limits movement