limit | English to English Dictionary

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limit

('l/I/m/I/t )

the greatest possible degree of something(noun.attribute)

Example:
To the limit of his ability.

Synonym:
bound, boundary

source: wordnet30
final or latest limiting point(noun.time)

Synonym:
terminal point, terminus ad quem

source: wordnet30
as far as something can go(noun.location)

source: wordnet30
the boundary of a specific area(noun.location)

Synonym:
demarcation, demarcation line

source: wordnet30
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
limit point, point of accumulation

source: wordnet30
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed(noun.quantity)

Example:
There are limits on the amount you can bet.
It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight.

Synonym:
limitation

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

place limits on (extent or access)(verb.change)

Example:
Limit the time you can spend with your friends.

Synonym:
bound, confine, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

source: wordnet30
restrict or confine,(verb.change)

Example:
I limit you to two visits to the pub a day.

Synonym:
circumscribe, confine

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decide upon or fix definitely(verb.communication)

Synonym:
define, determine, fix, set, specify

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar.(verb)

source: webster1913