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straitened
UK
/ˈstreɪtənd/
US
/ˈstreɪtənd/
Translations
UK
/ˈstreɪtnd/
US
/ˈstreɪtnd/
Past-participle adjective derived from the verb 'straiten'; chiefly used attributively (e.g., "straitened circumstances").
They lived in straitened circumstances after the war.
Они жили в стеснённых обстоятельствах после войны.
Additional translations
straitened
Past Simple
straitened
Past Simple
straitened
Past Participle
straitening
Gerund
UK
/ˈstreɪtən/
US
/ˈstreɪtən/
The economic crisis began to straiten many families.
Экономический кризис начал затруднять многие семьи.
The river began to straiten as it approached the mountains.
Река начала сужаться по мере приближения к горам.
Definitions
The family found themselves in straitened circumstances after the economic downturn.
Due to the war, the nation's cultural life was lived within straitened boundaries.
The construction work will straiten the road, causing traffic delays.
The unexpected medical bills straitened the family's finances.
The passage straitened as we moved deeper into the cave.