restrictedre‧strict‧ed /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ ●○○ AWL adjective 
It’s difficult trying to work in such a restricted space.2limited or controlled, especially by laws or rules: Press freedom is severely restricted.restricted to The sale of alcohol is restricted to people over the age of 18. There is restricted access to this information (=only certain people can have it).3limited in your movements or in what you are able to do: The accident left her with restricted movement in her right leg. In those days women led very restricted lives.4a restricted area, document, or information can only be seen or used by a particular group of people because it is secret or dangerous: No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.5be restricted to somebody/something to only affect a limited area, group etc: The damage is restricted to the left side of the brain. Eligibility for five weeks’ holiday is restricted to senior management.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- restricted parking
- documents containing restricted data
- ramps for people with restricted mobility
- Since Dave's heart attack, he's been on a restricted diet.
- Because of these false assumptions, Labour's appeal is restricted.
- Libertarian emphasis on the radicalizing effect of restricted employment opportunities, too, appears exaggerated.
- Our pupils' mathematical attainment and experience must not be limited by our restricted expectations.
- The restricted licence covers domestic and international goods vehicle operation for own account haulage.
- These societies would have the duty of distributing the dividends from the shares on either a universal or a restricted basis.
Longman Language Activatorwhen there are limits on what you can do
the rules or facts that control someone's freedom or their ability to do what they want: limits to: · There are practical limits to the number of cases we can deal with each day.limits of: · He's well aware of the limits of his knowledge.within limits: · We want our employees to enjoy themselves, within certain limits.
limits on what someone or something is able to do: limitations of: · The limitations of the computer system make some operations very difficult.limitations on: · The president was unwilling to accept limitations on his power.physical limitations: · Hikers should know their physical limitations and not take unnecessary risks.
rules or laws that strictly control what you are allowed to do: · There are certain travel restrictions in effect in certain areas along the border.restrictions on: · Unions are pressing for restrictions on steel imports from Japan.· Because of restrictions on reporting, newspapers were not allowed to cover the story.impose restrictions (=officially order that something must be limited): · New restrictions have been imposed on immigration.
facts or conditions that limit what you can do, for example not having enough time, money etc: · Because of time constraints two acts had to be cut from the show.constraints of: · The constraints of prison life are sometimes too much for people to bear.
to not be able to do everything that you want because things are not available, there are rules or laws about it etc: · Our choice of shops is somewhat limited because we don't have a car.be limited to: · We're limited to two weeks of vacation a year, so a three-week safari isn't possible.be limited by: · Many Hong Kong performers are limited by their lack of English skills in making the transition to Hollywood.
if something is restricted to a particular amount, time, group etc, there are rules or other conditions limiting it to that amount, time, group etc: · Access to the President is restricted.be restricted to: · In those days, visiting in the hospital was restricted to specific weekend hours only.be restricted by: · Because Forbes was using his own money, he was not restricted by federal limits on campaign spending.
to be unable to do what you want to do because of facts or conditions, for example, because you do not have enough time or money: · Sharon's options were severely constrained because of the foolish choices she made as a teenager.be constrained by: · Research is often constrained by lack of sufficient data.
the range of things that a particular activity is allowed to include or have an effect on: scope of: · A clear statement of the goal and scope of a research project is a useful reference point.within the scope: · It was determined that the Commissioner had been acting within the scope of his official duties.beyond/outside the scope: · I'm afraid the matter falls outside the scope of this enquiry.in scope: · Regulations are important in markets that are increasingly international in scope.of enormous/historic/wide etc scope: · The ruling party has granted concessions of considerable scope.
the limits on a situation, organization, activity etc that control what people are allowed to do: confines of: · She felt trapped by the narrow confines of the convent.within the confines: · We must operate within the confines of the law.beyond/outside the confines: · Hypothetical thinking goes beyond the confines of everyday experience.
a set of limits within which an activity can be done - use this in business, education, or technical contexts: · In the private sector there are clear parameters which surround labour relations.within/outside the parameters of something: · It is only within the parameters of a clear set of goals that a national science program can be successful.
belonging or relating to only one thing, person, or group · The bee orchid is a rare plant normally only found in Mediterranean climates.women/men/ staff etc only · Women only swimming sessions are held every Thursday.only for · High impact aerobics is only for people who are extremely fit.
only affecting a particular group, place, time etc: · It is a disease which affects just male children.· Sam Mendes is highly regarded, not just in the UK.just for: · This class is just for beginners. Why don't you try the class next door?
if something is limited to or is restricted to someone or something, it has been officially decided that only particular groups can do it or use it, or that it can only happen in particular places or situations: · Access to the files is limited to management.· The cultivation of rice has to be restricted to areas of high rainfall.
to affect or happen to only one group of people, or in only one place or time: · So far, fighting has been confined to the capital city.· ME or "Yuppie Flu', is not just confined to people in high-powered, well-paid jobs.
if an unusual or rare quality or characteristic is unique to a particular thing, person, place etc, only that thing, person, or place has it: · This type of tapestry work is unique to the region.· Each set of genes is unique to the individual.
to belong very definitely to one particular person, place, period of time etc and not to any other: · This way of grinding corn is peculiar to North American Indians.· a gesture peculiar to himself
use this to describe something that only particular people have the advantage of having, doing, or using: · There will be exclusive coverage of the championship on Channel 5.· The recent takeover gave Rafferty exclusive control of the company.· Your password gives you exclusive access to your personal computer files.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.· The law is quite limited in scope.
· Access to the power station has always been severely restricted.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Diploma students will complete a more restricted project in June.· Once again a universalist rhetoric disguises a rather more restricted reality.· In Halliday and Hasan's model of cohesion, reference is used in a similar but more restricted way.· A consultative approach is therefore inherently more restricted and theoretically more committed concerning the relationship between knowledge sources in anaphor resolution.· Dopamine is used by a more restricted number of neurones than the other neurotransmitters and their axons do not branch as extensively.· These can usefully be viewed as a repertoire from which schools taking a more restricted approach to review could learn a great deal.
· Their tadpoles can exploit bodies of water not excessively populated with competitors, and some are adapted to very restricted niches.· They are, in a very restricted sense: decreasing ray average costs or increasing returns to scale imply ray subadditivity.· Such systems are capable of dealing with only very restricted language domains.· In language teaching we are accustomed to using dialogues which present very restricted examples of language.· Another bird with a very restricted world range, it is confined to Tierra del Fuego and the Falklands.· A deviant grammatical structure may occasionally be accepted in very restricted contexts, for instance in order to maintain rhyme or metre in poetry.
NOUN· For example, there is the restricted access to cut-price supermarket shopping that many disabled older people suffer from.· This could not be achieved with restricted access.· The routes the Sweepers used were restricted access, so he had little fear of detection.· Height and restricted access are the most significant factors of the fire fighting problem.
· The people who counted in royal politics were those with access to the restricted areas of the court.· Doors to restricted areas, usually within offices, should be kept secure from unauthorised entry.· Her new heavy industries were concentrated in narrowly restricted areas.
· The manufacturer sells to a restricted number of dealers.· It involves the development of a restricted number of units of study based on themes which can be examined across the curriculum.· Dopamine is used by a more restricted number of neurones than the other neurotransmitters and their axons do not branch as extensively.
· These species are found only in the Southern Hemisphere, have a very restricted range, and occur only in small numbers.· Sarah Freeman sensibly assumes a fairly restricted range of kitchen equipment, and the ingredients are all basic supermarket supplies.· It can be seen that the lone elderly had the lowest median income levels and also the most restricted range of income.· These often demand restricted ranges of particle sizes in fixed proportions within the gravel.· Most would have appeared undistinguished and unsophisticated, especially those ribbon developments with a restricted range of internal structures.
· How far is it possible to speak of a partnership at all if only a restricted set of activities is undertaken?· MODULE-TYPE-IS Every module is one of a restricted set of types.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- During this time the libraries were restricted to men.
- In addition, the analysis is restricted to the case of no recall of offers received in previous periods.
- Previously, access was restricted to loading bikes inside buses on designated routes during the summer.
- Should they necessarily be restricted to electoral variations, or even to activity around state institutions such as local government?
- The methods are restricted to illustrating, supplementing, and contextualizing results obtained from quantitative procedures, and indicating future research directions.
- Vehicles were to be restricted to one lane 24 hours a day near the slide, starting Monday.
- Whereas concrete operational thought is logical thought, it is restricted to the concrete world.
WORD FAMILYadjectiverestricted ≠ unrestirctedrestrictivenounrestrictionverbrestrict
1small or limited in size, area, or amount: It’s difficult trying to work in such a restricted space.2limited or controlled, especially by laws or rules: Press freedom is severely restricted.restricted to The sale of alcohol is restricted to people over the age of 18. There is restricted access to this information (=only certain people can have it).3limited in your movements or in what you are able to do: The accident left her with restricted movement in her right leg. In those days women led very restricted lives.4a restricted area, document, or information can only be seen or used by a particular group of people because it is secret or dangerous: No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.5be restricted to somebody/something to only affect a limited area, group etc: The damage is restricted to the left side of the brain. Eligibility for five weeks’ holiday is restricted to senior management.