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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
constraint
/kənˈstɹeɪnt/
noun
something that limits or prevents someone or something from moving
- “I prefer to maintain my independence and freedom without the constraints of marriage.”Tatoeba
- “In order to find a proper solution, we need to know which constraints we face.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)