{
    "term": "restrict",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "restrict",
            "heSheIt": "restricts"
        },
        "pastSimple": "restricted",
        "pastParticiple": "restricted",
        "ingForm": "restricting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to limit the size, amount or range of something",
            "sensetop": "restrict something to somethingrestrict something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.",
                    "contextForm": "restrict something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We restrict the number of students per class to ten."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fog severely restricted visibility.",
                    "contextForm": "restrict something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Having small children tends to restrict your freedom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They tried to improve traffic congestion by restricting entry to the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He needs to restrict his intake of red meat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people's access to firearms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "attempts to restrict the sale of alcohol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He introduced new laws to restrict immigration."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["greatly", "seriously", "severely"],
                "verb + restrict": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an attempt to restrict something",
                    "measures to restrict something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to stop somebody/something from moving or acting freely",
            "sensetop": "restrict something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The long skirt restricted her movements."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "impede"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to control something with rules or laws",
            "sensetop": "restrict something (to somebody)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Access to the club is restricted to members only."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to allow yourself or somebody to have only a limited amount of something or to do only a particular kind of activity",
            "sensetop": "restrict yourself/somebody (to something/to doing something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We restrict ourselves to one takeaway meal a week."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["greatly", "seriously", "severely"],
                "verb + restrict": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an attempt to restrict something",
                    "measures to restrict something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkt/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restrict__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkts/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restricts__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restricted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restricting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkt/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restrict__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪkts/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restricts__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restricted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/restrict/restricting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’."
}