Libakin (en. To restrain)

/libakin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of suppressing or restraining.

Restrain the people who are too poor to prevent anything from happening to them.

Libakin mo ang mga tao na masyadong mahihirap para walang mangyari sa kanila.

Performing an active restraint on an activity.

It is necessary to restrain calls that are not important while working.

Kailangang libakin ang mga tawag na hindi mahalaga habang nagtatrabaho.

Placing control on a situation.

They had to restrain the situation to prevent chaos.

Kinailangan nilang libakin ang sitwasyon upang maiwasan ang kaguluhan.

From the root word 'liba' meaning 'tight' or 'constricted'.

restrain the anger

to hold back the anger felt

libakin ang galit

suppress the critical answers

to hold back answers that could hurt

libakin ang mga kritikal na sagot

suppress

The act of subduing or restraining something.

supil

prevent

The act of avoiding or controlling a situation.

pigil

Teasing or mocking someone, often with a hint of humor.

Jake is teasing you again, isn't he? He's really going to get you.

Parang libakin ka na naman ni Jake, ano? Aasarin ka talaga niya.

Deliberately belittling someone, usually in a joking tone.

Mark said, 'Maybe you want to tease here in front of everyone!'

Sabi ni Mark, 'Baka gusto mong maglibak dito sa harap ng mga tao!'

Tricking or deceiving someone in a teasing manner.

The teasing from the gang is entertaining and distracting!

Ang libakin ng mga tropa, nakakaaliw at nakakadistract!