How to pronounce “restrain”
Say “restrain” in 2 beats
restrain
/ɹiˈstɹeɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪstɹeɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- restɹi
- rainstɹeɪnstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹiˈstɹeɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪstɹeɪn/
- Respelling
- ree-STRAYN
- Syllables
- 2 — rest-RAIN
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: rest-RAIN. “rain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɹiˈstɹeɪn/
/ɹɪstɹeɪn/
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What “restrain” means
- verb
keep under control; keep in check
“suppress a smile”
- verb
place limits on (extent or access)
“restrict the use of this parking lot”
- verb
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
“This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
Say it in a sentence
“It took two of us to restrain the excited dog.”“restrain”, answered
How do you pronounce “restrain”?
“restrain” is pronounced /ɹiˈstɹeɪn/ (ree-STRAYN) in American English and /ɹɪstɹeɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “rain”. Build it as rest-RAIN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “restrain” have?
2: rest · rain. The beat lands on the second, “rain”.
Is “restrain” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹiˈstɹeɪn/ (ree-STRAYN); British English says /ɹɪstɹeɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “restrain” mean?
As a verb: keep under control; keep in check For example: “suppress a smile” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “restrain”?
Stress the second syllable: rest-RAIN. “rain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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