hedge in

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, etwas mit einer Hecke einzufrieden oder einzuzäunen, oder im übertragenen Sinn, jemandes Freiheit oder Möglichkeiten einzuschränken.

A phrasal verb meaning to surround or enclose something with a hedge, or figuratively, to restrict or limit someone's freedom or options.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. formal

   To surround or enclose something with a hedge or barrier.

   Einhegen oder umzäunen

   • The garden was hedged in by tall bushes.
   • They hedged in the field to keep the animals out.
   • The property is hedged in on all sides.

   Synonymeboundencircleencloseencompassfence inhem inringsurroundwall in

   Antonymeexposefreeliberatereleaseuncover

2. Restrict or limitinformal

   To restrict someone's freedom or movement, often by rules or circumstances.

   Einschränken

   • She felt hedged in by her strict schedule.
   • The new regulations hedged in the company's operations.
   • He was hedged in by his responsibilities at home.

   Synonymebox incircumscribeconfineconstrainfence inhem inlimitrestricttrammel

   Antonymefreeliberaterelease

Grundverbhedge