constraint
/kənˈstreɪnt/
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American sound/kənˈstreɪnt/
kənˈstreɪnt
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kən - ˈstreɪnt -> constraint
Myanmar meaning
(n) ကန့်သတ် ချုပ်ချယ်ထားသော အရာ။ အကန့်အသတ်။ ဖိအား။ အချုပ်အချယ်။ ပင်ကိုမဟုတ်သော၊ တမင်လုပ်သော အပြုအမူ။
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constraint /kǝn'streÇnt/ n
၁။ [C] ~ (on sth) ကန့်သတ် ချုပ်ချယ်ထားသော အရာ။ အကန့်အသတ်။ constraints of time/money/space ❍ There are no constraints on your choice of subject for the essay (ie You can choose whatever subject you like).
၂။ [U] ဖိအား။ အချုပ်အချယ်။
act under constraint (ie because one has little or no choice).
၃။ [U, sing] (fml ) ပင်ကိုမဟုတ်သော၊ တမင်လုပ်သော အပြုအမူ။
I was aware of a certain constraint in his dealings with me.
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restraint, restriction, limitation, constriction, limit, check, control, a must, arrest, bashfulness, captivity, circumscription, coercion, compulsion, confinement, constrainment, cramp, curb, damper, detention, deterrent, diffidence, driving, duress, embarrassment, force, goad, hang-up, hindrance, humility, impelling, impulsion, inhibition, modesty, monkey, motive, necessity, no-no, pressure, repression, reservation, reserve, shyness, spring, spur, suppression, timidity, violence
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