how to pronounce restrain

/ɹiːsˈtɹɛɪn/

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restrain is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of restrain in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… minimalist end restrain the government …”

meaning of restrain

Restrain means to hold back or to keep from doing something.

restrain frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word restrain occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics restrain can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that restrain can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;