ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESTRAIN
Restreyne, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere to draw back tightly, from re- + stringere to draw, bind.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RESTRAIN
PRESENT
Present
I restrain
you restrain
he/she/it restrains
we restrain
you restrain
they restrain
Present continuous
I am restraining
you are restraining
he/she/it is restraining
we are restraining
you are restraining
they are restraining
Present perfect
I have restrained
you have restrained
he/she/it has restrained
we have restrained
you have restrained
they have restrained
Present perfect continuous
I have been restraining
you have been restraining
he/she/it has been restraining
we have been restraining
you have been restraining
they have been restraining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I restrained
you restrained
he/she/it restrained
we restrained
you restrained
they restrained
Past continuous
I was restraining
you were restraining
he/she/it was restraining
we were restraining
you were restraining
they were restraining
Past perfect
I had restrained
you had restrained
he/she/it had restrained
we had restrained
you had restrained
they had restrained
Past perfect continuous
I had been restraining
you had been restraining
he/she/it had been restraining
we had been restraining
you had been restraining
they had been restraining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will restrain
you will restrain
he/she/it will restrain
we will restrain
you will restrain
they will restrain
Future continuous
I will be restraining
you will be restraining
he/she/it will be restraining
we will be restraining
you will be restraining
they will be restraining
Future perfect
I will have restrained
you will have restrained
he/she/it will have restrained
we will have restrained
you will have restrained
they will have restrained
Future perfect continuous
I will have been restraining
you will have been restraining
he/she/it will have been restraining
we will have been restraining
you will have been restraining
they will have been restraining
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would restrain
you would restrain
he/she/it would restrain
we would restrain
you would restrain
they would restrain
Conditional continuous
I would be restraining
you would be restraining
he/she/it would be restraining
we would be restraining
you would be restraining
they would be restraining
Conditional perfect
I would have restrain
you would have restrain
he/she/it would have restrain
we would have restrain
you would have restrain
they would have restrain
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been restraining
you would have been restraining
he/she/it would have been restraining
we would have been restraining
you would have been restraining
they would have been restraining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you restrain
we let´s restrain
you restrain
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
restrained
Present Participle
restraining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «RESTRAIN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
restrain.
Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.
If you find yourself desperate for money, you sometimes do whatever, but on the other hand, if you really want to be known as a certain type of actor, then you have to restrain yourself.
It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights.
I think people should have the legal right to hurt themselves without fearing that they're going to get locked up for doing so. But on a personal level, if someone I loved was hurting himself or herself in front of me, I would, of course, try to restrain them.
The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment.
If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.
It's in the nature of television to restrain the spontaneity of a live event. Things become more and more prepackaged.
In voiceover, you have to restrain yourself when you're acting in the sound booth in front of the microphone. If you lean left or you lean right, you're going to lose the voice. Yet you yourself become animated when you're doing the part. So you'll see a lot of flailing arms, but a very still face.
In our struggle to restrain the violence and contain the damage, we tend to forget that the human capacity for aggression is more than a monstrous defect, that it is also a crucial survival tool.
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESTRAIN»
Discover the use of
restrain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
restrain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Power of the Purse Strings: Do Congressional Budget ...
Focusing on the US House of Representatives, this text assesses whether current Congressional budget procedures, namely the 302 process and reconciliation, have been created, designed and maintained to achieve greater budget restraint.
An Ellora's Cave Romantica Publication www.ellorascave.com Restrain Me ISBN
9781419919947 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Restrain Me Copyright © 2009
Alyssa Brooks & Larissa Lyons Edited by Mary Moran Cover art by Syneca
Electronic ...
Alyssa Brooks, Larissa Lyons, 2009
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Speech ... in support of an amendment to the Constitution to ...
Joseph KENT (Member of the U.S. Senate.) .' r 'n '' fsrnncu ' or JOSEPH KENT, OF
MARYLAND, ,1 \z I! III!!! IT OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
RESTRAIN THE VETO POWER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Delivered in ...
Joseph KENT (Member of the U.S. Senate.), 1835
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The Equity Draftsman: Being a Selection of Forms of Pleading ...
257 INJUNCTION, prayer for writ of, to restrain proceedings at law, i. 7 Lt •>•;□ ,v
• □ □ • * • waste, ib. prayer for, to restrain defendant from bringing an ejectment, i
. 19 bill for, to restrain proceedings at law upon, and the negotiating of a bill of ...
5
Myanmar Land Ownership and Agricultual Laws Handbook Volume ...
The Court may grant an injunction to restrain him from getting in the assets. (f) A,
a trustee for B, is about to make an imprudent sale of a small part of the trust
property. B may sue for an injunction to restrain the sale, even though
compensation ...
6
The Code of procedure, of the State of New York: as amended ...
INJUNCTION— continued. can only go against party to action, 801 b. to restrain
summary proceedings to recover possession of real property, 305 /. to restrain a
nuisance, 304 f. to restrain the imposition of a tax, 304 g. to aid action to recover ...
New York (State), John Townshend, 1860
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume VI St. ...
God hath given thee power by His Spirit to restrain thy members. Lust riseth up,
restrain thy members ; what can it do now that it hath risen? Restrain thou thy
members; yield not thy members instruments of iniquity unto sin; arm not thine ...
8
Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
Always restrain these animals in an open area in a room, as the animal's feathers
may become damaged if the wings strike a counter or table surface. The head of
the raptor should be grasped using the same techniques described to restrain ...
Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, 2009
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The Law of Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees
Injunction against the beneficiary Some applicants have sought to restrain the
beneficiaries from demanding payment from the issuers of letters of credit and
bank guarantees. The commonest reason for seeking to enjoin the beneficiary is
...
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
RESTRAIN*. RETALIATION. 709. return upon a principle of justice and honour;
we repay upon a principle of undeniable right.. We cannot always claim that
which ought to be restored t but we can not only claim but enforce the claim in
regard ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESTRAIN»
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restrain is used in the context of the following news items.
Mayor Nutter helps restrain homeless man after confrontation
Once on the ground, Mayor Nutter jumped in to help calm and restrain the homeless man. "My main role here was to really try to just calm him down and have ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
Restrain my husband from sending me back to the village - Wife …
Relax abortion laws for Boko Haram victims - UN urges FG One Mrs Onyime Ekannem, yesterday asked an Ojo Customary Court sitting in Lagos to stop her ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
Yuguda's aides ask court to restrain property recovery committee in …
At least 35 aides and officials of the former governor of Bauchi state, Isa Yuguda, have filed a suit against the state's new government to restrain the committee ... «Premium Times, Jun 15»
Police officer trying to restrain woman hit in head by attacker, video …
A cop trying to restrain a woman on an Upper Manhattan street was walloped in the head by an attacker, an online video shows. The officers spotted Terrell ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
Dispur seeks to 'restrain' governor
Assam PCC president Anjan Dutta went a step further, telling The Telegraph that they would request President Pranab Mukherjee to "restrain" governor P.B. ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
Adamawa: Court Rejects Nyako's Application To Restrain EFCC's …
An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday refused to grant an application filed by ex-Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako, seeking to restrain the Economic and ... «Naija247news, Jun 15»
Officers restrain woman after walking track confrontation
Three police officers had to restrain a Whangarei woman accused of intimidating a man on a walking track. Vivienne Shepherd, 56, of Onerahi, was charged with ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
Delhi HC seeks to restrain songs promoting use of drugs and alcohol
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain whether there was any method to restrain the broadcast of songs that promote ... «Firstpost, May 15»
Staff restrain 'upset' student, call police
Paramedics and police were called to the Tulip St school in Cooroy shortly before 2pm when a staff member was required to restrain the 13-year-old student. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, May 15»
Five police to undergo health tests after restraining bleeding man …
"He was quite a small bloke ... and it took five police members to restrain him and of course they were just absolutely covered in blood and so they all now have ... «ABC Local, May 15»
