straitened

['streɪt(ə)nd] брит. / амер.

прил.

суженный, узкий; сжатый
ограниченный (об уме и т. п.)
стеснённый; ограниченный, затруднённый

Examples from texts

She had a reputation for eccentricity as she was a woman of an independent character, told every one the truth to his face, and even in the most straitened circumstances behaved just as if she had a fortune at her disposal.
Она слыла чудачкой, нрав имела независимый, говорила всем правду в глаза и при самых скудных средствах держалась так, как будто за ней водились тысячи.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

The other aunt was a Moscow lady of style and consequence, though in straitened circumstances.
Другая же тетка была тонная и важная московская барыня, хотя и из бедных.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

EARLY in the fifties, there was living in Moscow, in very straitened circumstances, almost in poverty, the numerous family of the Princes Osinin.
В начале пятидесятых годов проживало в Москве, в весьма стесненных обстоятельствах, чуть не в бедности, многочисленное семейство князей Осининых.
Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / Smoke
Smoke
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.
Дым
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979

In brief there was every appearance of gentility on straitened means.
Словом, был вид порядочности при весьма слабых карманных средствах.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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'streɪt(ə)ndAdjectiveсуженный; узкий; сжатый

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straitened circumstances

стесненные обстоятельства

Word forms

straiten

verb

Basic forms
Past	straitened
Imperative	straiten
Present Participle (Participle I)	straitening
Past Participle (Participle II)	straitened

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I straiten	we straiten
you straiten	you straiten
he/she/it straitens	they straiten

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am straitening	we are straitening
you are straitening	you are straitening
he/she/it is straitening	they are straitening

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have straitened	we have straitened
you have straitened	you have straitened
he/she/it has straitened	they have straitened

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been straitening	we have been straitening
you have been straitening	you have been straitening
he/she/it has been straitening	they have been straitening

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I straitened	we straitened
you straitened	you straitened
he/she/it straitened	they straitened

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was straitening	we were straitening
you were straitening	you were straitening
he/she/it was straitening	they were straitening

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had straitened	we had straitened
you had straitened	you had straitened
he/she/it had straitened	they had straitened

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been straitening	we had been straitening
you had been straitening	you had been straitening
he/she/it had been straitening	they had been straitening

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will straiten	we shall/will straiten
you will straiten	you will straiten
he/she/it will straiten	they will straiten

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be straitening	we shall/will be straitening
you will be straitening	you will be straitening
he/she/it will be straitening	they will be straitening

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have straitened	we shall/will have straitened
you will have straitened	you will have straitened
he/she/it will have straitened	they will have straitened

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been straitening	we shall/will have been straitening
you will have been straitening	you will have been straitening
he/she/it will have been straitening	they will have been straitening

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would straiten	we should/would straiten
you would straiten	you would straiten
he/she/it would straiten	they would straiten

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be straitening	we should/would be straitening
you would be straitening	you would be straitening
he/she/it would be straitening	they would be straitening

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have straitened	we should/would have straitened
you would have straitened	you would have straitened
he/she/it would have straitened	they would have straitened

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been straitening	we should/would have been straitening
you would have been straitening	you would have been straitening
he/she/it would have been straitening	they would have been straitening

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am straitened	we are straitened
you are straitened	you are straitened
he/she/it is straitened	they are straitened

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being straitened	we are being straitened
you are being straitened	you are being straitened
he/she/it is being straitened	they are being straitened

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been straitened	we have been straitened
you have been straitened	you have been straitened
he/she/it has been straitened	they have been straitened

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was straitened	we were straitened
you were straitened	you were straitened
he/she/it was straitened	they were straitened

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being straitened	we were being straitened
you were being straitened	you were being straitened
he/she/it was being straitened	they were being straitened

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been straitened	we had been straitened
you had been straitened	you had been straitened
he/she/it had been straitened	they had been straitened

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be straitened	we shall/will be straitened
you will be straitened	you will be straitened
he/she/it will be straitened	they will be straitened

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been straitened	we shall/will have been straitened
you will have been straitened	you will have been straitened
he/she/it will have been straitened	they will have been straitened

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