əˈɹɛst kənˈsiːl kənˈsil kənˈteɪn fɔːˈbɛə fɔɹˈbɛɚ

kiːp ɹɪˈstɹeɪn ɹɪˈteɪn weɪt prevent the action or expression of hold back your anger keep your cool she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism hold back; keep from being perceived by others She conceals her anger well secure and keep for possible future use or application The landlord retained the security deposit I reserve the right to disagree wait before acting the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment refrain from doing she forbore a snicker