Straiten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

squeeze together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈeɪʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈeɪtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈeɪtən/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈeɪʔn̩/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beengen

in Schwierigkeiten oder Bedrängnis bringen, insbesondere in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten

🇫🇷French

rétrécir

entraîner des difficultés ou de la détresse, en particulier des difficultés financières

🇪🇸Spanish

restringir

traerle dificultades o angustia, especialmente dificultades financieras

🇮🇹Italian

restringere

portare in difficoltà o disagio, soprattutto difficoltà finanziarie

🇳🇱Dutch

nauwer maken

in moeilijkheden of nood brengen, vooral financiële problemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estreitar

trazer dificuldades ou sofrimento, especialmente dificuldades financeiras

🇷🇺Russian

выпрямлять

привести к трудностям или беде, особенно к финансовым трудностям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कष्ट देना

कठिनाइयों या संकट में लाना, विशेषकर वित्तीय कठिनाई में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ট্রেটেন

অসুবিধা বা সঙ্কটের মধ্যে আনুন, বিশেষত আর্থিক কষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கு

சிரமங்கள் அல்லது துயரங்களுக்கு, குறிப்பாக நிதி நெருக்கடிக்கு கொண்டு வரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్ట్రైటెన్

ఇబ్బందులు లేదా బాధల్లోకి తీసుకురావడం, ముఖ్యంగా ఆర్థిక కష్టాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

ताणणे

अडचणी किंवा संकटात आणा, विशेषत: आर्थिक अडचणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકુચિત

મુશ્કેલીઓ અથવા તકલીફમાં લાવો, ખાસ કરીને નાણાકીય મુશ્કેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಗಿಗೊಳಿಸು

ತೊಂದರೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕಟಕ್ಕೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ತರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടുങ്ങിയതാക്കുക

ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകളിലേക്കോ ദുരിതങ്ങളിലേക്കോ കൊണ്ടുവരിക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സാമ്പത്തിക ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੰਗ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਪਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਓ, ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਤੰਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنگ کرنا

مشکلات یا پریشانی میں لانا ، خاص طور پر مالی مشکلات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海峡

造成困难或困扰，尤其是经济困难

🇯🇵Japanese

引き締める

困難や苦悩、特に経済的困難を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

괴롭히다

어려움이나 고난, 특히 재정적 어려움을 초래함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thắt chặt

gây khó khăn hoặc đau khổ, đặc biệt là khó khăn về tài chính

🇹🇭Thai

เคร่งครัด

นำมาซึ่งความยากลำบากหรือความทุกข์ยากโดยเฉพาะความยากลำบากทางการเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempersempit

membawa kesulitan atau kesusahan, terutama kesulitan keuangan

🇵🇭Filipino

mahigpit

nagdudulot ng mga paghihirap o pagkabalisa, lalo na ang kahirapan sa pananalapi

🇲🇾Malay

menyempitkan

membawa kesusahan atau kesusahan, terutamanya kesusahan kewangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تضييق

جلب الصعوبات أو الضيق، وخاصة الضائقة المالية

🇮🇷Persian

تنگ کردن

با مشکلات یا پریشانی، به ویژه مشکلات مالی مواجه شود

🇹🇷Turkish

daraltmak

zorluk veya sıkıntıya, özellikle mali sıkıntıya sokmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיצרים

להביא לקשיים או למצוקה, במיוחד למצוקה כלכלית

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The primary meaning of 'straiten' is 'bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship'.

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Using 'straiten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'straiten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'straiten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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