English-Thai Dictionary

constrain

VT จำกัด  jam-kad

 

constrain

VT บังคับ  บีบบังคับ  compel force restrain bang-kad

 

constrain from

PHRV ผลักดัน (ด้วย กำลัง หรือ กฎหมาย  pak-dan

 

constrained

ADJ ที่ บังคับ  compelled forced ti-bang-kad

 

constrained

ADJ ที่ เค้น ออกมา  ที่ ไม่ เป็นธรรมชาติ  ti-khen-ook-ma

 

constraint

N ข้อจำกัด  confinement limitation kor-jam-kad

 

constraint

N ความยับยั้งชั่งใจ  การระงับ ความรู้สึก  kwam-yab-yang-chang-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSTRAIN

v.t.[L., to strain, to bind. See Strain. ] In a general sense, to strain; to press; to urge; to drive; to exert force, physical or moral, either in urging to action or in restraining it. Hence, 1. To compel or force; to urge with irresistible power, or with a power sufficient to produce the effect.
The spirit within me constraineth me. Job 32:18.
I was constrained to appeal to Caesar. Acts 28:19.
For the love of Christ constraineth us. 2 Corinthians 5:14.
2. To confine by fore; to restrain from escape or action; to repress.
My sire in caves constrains the winds.
3. To hold by force; to press; to confine.
How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
4. To constringe; to bind.
When winter frosts constrain the field with cold.
5. To tie fast; to bind; to chain; to confine.
He binds in chains the drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains.
6. To necessitate.
Did fate or we the adulterous act constrain?
7. To force; to ravish. [Not used. ]
8. To produce in opposition to nature; as a constrained voice; constrained notes.

 

CONSTRAINABLE

a.That may be constrained, forced, or repressed; liable to constraint, or to restraint.

 

CONSTRAINED

pp. Urged irresistibly or powerfully; compelled; forced; restrained; confined; bound; imprisoned; necessitated.

 

CONSTRAINEDLY

adv. By constraint; by compulsion.

 

CONSTRAINER

n.One who constrains.

 

CONSTRAINING

ppr. Urging with irresistible or powerful force; compelling; forcing; repressing; confining; holding by force; pressing; binding.

 

CONSTRAINT

n.Irresistible force, or its effect; any force, or power, physical or moral, which compels to act or to forbear action, or which urges so strongly as to produce its effect upon the body or mind; compulsion; restraint; confinement. Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came.
Feed the flock of God, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly. 1 Peter 5:2.

 

CONSTRAINTIVE

a.Having power to compel.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSTRAIN

Con *strain ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constrained; p.pr. & vb. n.Constraining. ] Etym: [OF. constraindre, F. contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight. See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Conbstringere.]

 

1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or con He binds in hains The droway prophet, and his limbs constrains. Dryden. When winter frosts constrain the fields with old. Dryden.

 

2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. Gay.

 

3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. My sire in caves constrains the winds. Dryden.

 

4. To compel; to force; to necessiate; to oblige. The love of Christ constraineth us. 2. Cor. v. 14. I was constrained to appeal unto CActs xxviii. 19.

 

5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effet; as, a constrained voice.

 

Syn. -- To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.

 

CONSTRAINABLE

Con *strain "a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. constraignable, F.contraignable.]

 

Defn: Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint. Hooker.

 

CONSTRAINED

CONSTRAINED Con *strained ", a.

 

Defn: Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.

 

CONSTRAINEDLY

CONSTRAINEDLY Con *strain "ed *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner. Hooker.

 

CONSTRAINER

CONSTRAINER Con *strain "er, n.

 

Defn: One who constrains.

 

CONSTRAINT

Con *straint ", n. Etym: [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.]

 

Defn: The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. Long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser. Not by constraint, but bDryden.

 

Syn. -- Compulsion; violence; necessity; urgency. -- Constraint, Compulsion. Constraint implies strong binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion. The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our will. Compulsion is always produced by some active agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society, or by other outward circumstances. Crabb.

 

CONSTRAINTIVE

CONSTRAINTIVE Con *straint "ive, a.

 

Defn: Constraining; compulsory. [R.] "Any constraintive vow. " R. Carew.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

constrain

con strain |kənˈstrān kənˈstreɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of: agricultural development is considerably constrained by climate | we can constrain data access. • compel or force (someone ) toward a particular course of action: children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates. • (usu. as adj. constrained ) cause to appear unnaturally forced, typically because of embarrassment: he was acting in a constrained manner. • literary confine forcibly; imprison. • archaic bring about (something ) by compulsion: Calypso in her caves constrained his stay. DERIVATIVES con strain ed ly |-nədlē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together. ’

 

constraint

con straint |kənˈstrānt kənˈstreɪnt | ▶noun a limitation or restriction: the availability of water is the main constraint on food production | time constraints make it impossible to do everything. • stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people: they would be able to talk without constraint. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘coercion ’): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

constrain

con |strain |kənˈstreɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] compel or force (someone ) to follow a particular course of action: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates. • (as adj. constrained ) appearing forced or overly controlled: he was acting in a constrained manner. • severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of: agricultural development is considerably constrained by climate. • archaic bring about (something ) by compulsion: Calypso in her caves constrained his stay. • literary confine forcibly; imprison. DERIVATIVES constrainedly |kənˈstreɪnɪdli |adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together ’.

 

constraint

con |straint |kənˈstreɪnt | ▶noun a limitation or restriction: time constraints make it impossible to do everything | the availability of water is the main constraint on food production. • [ mass noun ] stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people: they would be able to talk without constraint. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘coercion ’): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

constrain

constrain verb 1 he felt constrained to explain: compel, force, drive, impel, oblige, coerce, prevail on, require; press, push, pressure. 2 prices were constrained by government controls: restrict, limit, curb, check, restrain, contain, rein in, hold back, keep down. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See compel . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

constrained

constrained adjective she was uncharacteristically constrained whenever her in-laws were visiting: unnatural, awkward, self-conscious, forced, stilted, strained; restrained, reserved, reticent, guarded. ANTONYMS relaxed.

 

constraint

constraint noun 1 financial constraints: restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, damper, rein; hindrance, impediment, obstruction, handicap. 2 they were able to talk without constraint: inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment; restraint, reticence, guardedness, formality; self-consciousness, awkwardness, stiltedness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

constrain

constrain verb 1 Ernie felt constrained to explain further: compel, force, coerce, drive, impel, oblige, prevail on, require; press, push, pressure, pressurize, urge, bully, dragoon, browbeat; informal railroad, bulldoze, steamroller, hustle, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on. 2 prices were constrained by continuing state controls: restrict, limit, curb, check, restrain, regulate, contain, hold back, keep down. 3 only by acting on the systems which constrain them can women hope to free themselves: confine, restrain, restrict, impede, hamstring, baulk, frustrate, stifle, hinder, hamper, check, retard, cramp, rein in; shut in, hem in, fence in, close in, coop up, chain, lock up, imprison, incarcerate, intern; literary trammel.

 

constrained

constrained adjective he was acting in an oddly constrained manner: unnatural, awkward, self-conscious, mannered, artificial, wooden, stilted, strained, forced, contrived, laboured; inhibited, repressed, uneasy, embarrassed, tongue-tied; restrained, reserved, reticent, guarded, distant, aloof, cold, cool, stand-offish. ANTONYMS relaxed.

 

constraint

constraint noun 1 the availability of water is the main constraint on food production: restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, curtailment, damper, rein; hindrance, impediment, hampering, obstruction, handicap. 2 on Saturday they would be able to get together, relax, and talk without constraint: inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment; restraint, reservedness, reticence, guardedness, formality, stand-offishness; self-consciousness, awkwardness, forcedness, unnaturalness, woodenness, stiltedness. ANTONYMS openness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

constrain

con strain /kənstréɪn /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人 物など 〉を束縛する, 押し込める ; «…することを » 〈人 物など 〉に強いる «to do » (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 «…を » 〈人 〉に制約する «from (do ing )» .

 

constrained

con str á ined 形容詞 1 〈人 物などが 〉 «…するように » 強いられた «to do » .2 〈笑い 態度などが 〉不自然な, ぎこちない, 抑制された .

 

constrainedly

con str á in ed ly /-nɪd -/副詞 強制されて, やむを得ず ; 不自然に .

 

constraint

con straint /kənstréɪnt /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U 拘束, 束縛 , 圧迫 , 制限 ; C «…を » 束縛 [制約, 制限, 拘束 ]するもの «on » ▸ because of budget [time ] constraints 予算 [時間 ]の制約のために ▸ budgetary [financial ] constraints 予算 [財政 ]の制約 2 U ｟かたく ｠(感情などの ) 抑制 , 気がね ; 気まずさ ; ぎこちなさ ▸ I was under constraint when discussing the matter .私はその件を議論するときに気がねしていた