Meaning of Rein | Babel Free
ɹeɪnDefinitions
- A kidney.
- Acronym of repetitive electrical impulse noise.
- A surname from German.
- A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child.
- The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
- An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
cilov
Български
юзда
বাংলা
লাগাম
Català
regna
Español
rienda
Eesti
ohi
Gàidhlig
srian
Galego
renda
Magyar
gyeplő
日本語
手綱
ქართული
აღვირი
ខ្មែរ
ខ្សែបង្ហៀរ
한국어
고삐
Kurdî
dizgîn
Кыргызча
тизгин
Português
rédea
Română
frâu
Shqip
fre
ไทย
บังเหียน
Tagalog
renda
Українська
віжка
Tiếng Việt
dây cương
Examples
“The government is attempting to keep a rein on rising prices.”
“Let their eyes rove without rein.”
“a man subject to these like imaginations[…]hath often the stone imaginarily, before he have it in his reines[…].”
“He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.”
“My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.”
“I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free