Meaning of restrict In English

• 0 to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing:

  • measures to restrict the sale of alcohol

  • The government has restricted freedom of movement into and out of the country.

  • Having small children really restricts your social life.

• 1 to limit someone's actions or movement, or to limit the amount, size, etc., of something:

  • The government has so sharply restricted his fishing that he can barely pay his crew.

  • The state legislature voted to restrict development in the area.

• 2 to limit something, reduce its size, or prevent it from increasing:

  • If they want to restrict access to their pages, privacy controls are available.

  • restrict the sale/supply/use of sth Georgia is one of 22 states that restrict the sale of raw milk for human consumption.

  • Other recommendations included restricting the number of retail outlets that can sell tobacco.

  • restrict sth to sb/sth They restrict these payments to employees who have been with the firm for more than a year.

  • restrict the right of sb to do sth The Government has recently restricted the right of council tenants to buy their own homes.

• 3 to limit someone's actions or movements:

  • We are restricted from producing more than a certain quantity of air emissions, water effluent, or solid waste.

  • restrict sb to sth Consumers with successful suits would be restricted to $1.5 million in damages.