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RESTRAIN/CONSTRAIN

Iam only restrained to eat untimely but time is not a constrain to check the recipes whenever I feel like.

Iam only restrained to meet to her as often /untimely [as I feel] but time is not a constrain to speak to her whenever I feel like.

what is the meaning of untimely?

Is the above usage of restrained and constrain right?
  

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dec09 Iam only restrained to eat untimely but time is not a constrain to check the recipes whenever I feel like. " I am only allowed to eat / to see her at certain times. I believe "to constrain to" and "to restrain from" are opposites, so if you wish to replace one with the other, you'd have to modify the sentence.

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  • dec09 Iam only restrained to eat untimely but time is not a constrain to check the recipes whenever I feel like.
  • " I am only allowed to eat / to see her at certain times.
  • I believe "to constrain to" and "to restrain from" are opposites, so if you wish to replace one with the other, you'd have to modify the sentence.
  • I am restrained from eating untimely, but time is not a constraint when it comes to checking the recipes.
  • I am constrained to eat/eating on a strict schedule.
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dec09Iam only restrained to eat untimely but time is not a constrain to check the recipes whenever I feel like.

Iam only restrained to meet to her as often /untimely [as I feel] but time is not a constrain to speak to her whenever I feel like.I'd use "restrained from" and "constrained to."

The noun is "constraint." (Time is not a constr
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