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Meaning of 'limit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Limit [ v. i.]
- To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar.
2 . Limit [ v. t.]
- That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor.
- The space or thing defined by limits.
- That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
- A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
- A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia.
- A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent.
- To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word.

Meaning of 'limit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . limit [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
Example in sentence:
  • it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight;
  • there are limits on the amount you can bet
Meaning (2):
- the greatest possible degree of something
Example in sentence:
  • to the limit of his ability;
  • what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
3 . limit [ v]
Meaning (3):
- decide upon or fix definitely
Example in sentence:
  • fix the variables;
  • specify the parameters
Meaning (4):
- restrict or confine within limits
Example in sentence:
  • I limit you to two visits to the pub a day;
  • our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born;
  • please confine your questions to the topic
Meaning (5):
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Example in sentence:
  • limit the time you can spend with your friends;
  • restrict the use of this parking lot

Nearby Words:

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