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restricts

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiˈstɹɪkts// UK //ɹɪstɹˈɪkts// re·stricts

v. to put a limit on someone or something. You use this when you want to say that someone is not allowed to do everything they want.

v. to place a limit on the size, amount, or range of something; to keep someone or something within certain boundaries. Third-person singular present form of 'restrict'.


SIMPLE

The new law restricts how much water people can use.

CONTEXTUAL

The narrow bridge restricts the flow of traffic to a single lane during rush hour.

COMPLEX

The university's strict privacy policy restricts the amount of student data that researchers can access without explicit written consent from the administration.

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The verb is transitive and requires a direct object. Often used in the passive voice ('is restricted to').

Pitfall

The law restricts from smoking.The law restricts smoking.Restrict is a transitive verb and takes a direct object; it does not use 'from' like the verb 'prevent' does.

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