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How to pronounce “constrain”
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Pronunciation guide for constrain
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of constrain with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry
constrain the production side of fossil fuels.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce constrain
Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry

constrain the production side of fossil fuels.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “constrain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
- (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
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