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ˈlɪm ɪtlim·it
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
limit
The boundary was originally the landmark, that which marked off one piece of territory from another. The bound is the limit, marked or unmarked. Now, however, the difference between the two words has come to be simply one of usage. As regards territory, we speak of the boundaries of a nation or of an estate; the bounds of a college, a ball-ground, etc. Bounds may be used for all within the limits, boundary for the limiting line only. Boundary looks to that which is without; bound only to that which is within. Hence we speak of the bounds, not the boundaries, of a subject, of the universe, etc.; we say the students were forbidden to go beyond the bounds. A barrier is something that bars ingress or egress. A barrier may be a boundary, as was the Great Wall of China. Bourn, or bourne, is a poetical expression for bound or boundary. A border is a strip of land along the boundary. Edge is a sharp terminal line, as where river or ocean meets the land. Limit is now used almost wholly in the figurative sense; as, the limit of discussion, of time, of jurisdiction. Line is a military term; as, within the lines, or through the lines, of an army. Compare BARRIER; END.
Synonyms:
barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, vergeAntonyms:
center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territoryPreposition:
The boundaries of an estate; the boundary between neighboring territories.
Princeton's WordNet
limit, bound, boundarynoun
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
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terminus ad quem, terminal point, edge, point of accumulation, demarcation, bound, spring, leap, limit point, demarcation line, saltation, bounce, bounds, boundary, leaping, limitationterminus ad quem, terminal point, limitnoun
final or latest limiting point
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bound, limitation, point of accumulation, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, demarcation line, boundary, terminal pointlimitnoun
as far as something can go
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limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulationlimit, demarcation, demarcation linenoun
the boundary of a specific area
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line, limitation, demarcation line, limit point, contrast, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, dividing line, boundary, point of accumulationlimit, limit point, point of accumulationnoun
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
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limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulationlimit, limitationverb
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
"there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
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limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, restriction, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulationrestrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleverb
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
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spring, strangle, snare, intimidate, rebound, qualify, ricochet, choke, throttle, circumscribe, hold back, fix, trammel, entrap, take a hop, hold in, determine, encumber, define, specify, border, strangulate, keep, reverberate, recoil, cumber, curb, constrain, hold, ensnare, confine, bounce, leap, restrain, restrict, jump, bound, curtail, detain, trap, resile, keep back, cut back, set, encloselimit, circumscribe, confineverb
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
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restrict, detain, hold in, trammel, circumscribe, set, restrain, confine, bound, throttle, hold, determine, define, specify, enclose, fixspecify, set, determine, define, fix, limitverb
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
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specialise, particularise, localize, restore, make, gear up, fructify, doctor, sterilise, coiffure, cook, mend, delimitate, delimit, mold, peg down, put, fixate, regulate, do, unsex, posit, condition, place, learn, fix, countersink, arrange, make up one's mind, desexualise, set up, define, desexualize, pay back, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, trammel, localise, ascertain, mark, circumscribe, go under, square up, check, specify, correct, secure, nail down, repair, delineate, particularize, set, position, decide, touch on, find out, see, sic, square off, jell, restrict, prepare, destine, situate, coiffe, find, throttle, deposit, furbish up, get, pose, pin down, influence, typeset, rig, sterilize, qualify, bound, determine, narrow, set apart, desex, narrow down, watch, go down, congeal, intend, assign, confine, fasten, pay off, bushel, stipulate, restrain, shape, settle, lay out, specialize, adjust, designate
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
limitnoun
Synonyms:
bound, frontier, boundary, confine, bourn, termination, precinct, marcheslimitnoun
Synonyms:
restriction, restraint, obstruction, check, hinderancelimitverb
Synonyms:
bound, circumscribe, define, set bounds to, fix the limits oflimitverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
limitnoun
Synonyms:
bound, boundary, confine, extent, restriction, check, restraint, limitationlimitverb
Synonyms:
restrict, circumscribe, define, confine
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "limit":
restrict, limits, ceiling, limiting, limitation, boundary, confine, threshold, limited, restriction, restricts, restricting, constrain, limitations, reduce, limite, curtail, maximum, curb, borderline, boundaries, cut-off, cap, border, restrictions, restrain, limiter, mitigate, deadline, seam, edge, minimize, line
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How to use limit in a sentence?
Take risks! At best you’ll be disappointed and at worst you’ll limit your opportunities.
It also appears Western supplies are tightening, as is reflected in the fuel oil barge swaps, and the run cuts in Europe further denting supply will serve to limit the availability of replacement barrels.
Samsung recognises that it has reached its limit on organic growth, and the company is going to turn to acquisitions abroad to achieve a breakthrough.
Smoke from other fires nearby did limit activity in some places, but not enough to prevent additional growth. Fuel moistures are historically low which is contributing to the critical fire behavior.
Video footage captured from police body cameras shows Atlanta police officers talking with Rayshard Brooks moments before Rayshard Brooks was shot in a Wendys parking lot. Officer Devin Bronsan arrived inthe area after a 911 complaintof someone sleeping in a car. Rayshard Brooks said Rayshard Brooks drank a small amount of alcohol and was administered afield sobriety test. Hisblood-alcohol levelregistered at.108, above the.08 legal limit. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving, said Officer Garrett Rolfe, who responded to the scene after Officer Devin Bronsan, beforehe tried to arrest Rayshard Brooks. A struggle ensuedand the officers bodycams wereknocked to the ground. They could be heard yelling, Youre going to get Tased ! Stop fighting ! ATLANTA ERUPTS AFTER Rayshard Brooks DEATH PROMPTS POLICE CHIEF TO STEP DOWN This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Garrett Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks and a second officer has been placed on administrative duty. ( Atlanta Police Department via AP) At one point Rayshard Brooks appears to grab Bronsans Taser. Hands off Bronsans Taser ! an officer said. Rayshard Brooks fled from the officers and turnedaround with the stun gun before Rayshard Brooks was shot. It does appear in the video that Rayshard Brooks is fleeing from the Atlanta police officers, that as hes fleeing Rayshard Brooks turns back over Rayshard Brooks shoulder with what appears to the naked eye to be Rayshard Brooks Taser that the eyewitnesses told us they saw the individual have that belonged to one of the officers, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Saturday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. An autopsy found that Rayshard Brooks suffered to two gunshot wounds to Rayshard Brooks back. The Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled Rayshard Brooks deatha homicide. Garrett Rolfe has not been charged in Rayshard Brooks death but was fired from the force Sunday. Cedric Alexander, the former public safety director of Dekalb County, Ga., who now works as a police consultant, told the Associated Press that the shooting will lead to questions over how officers could have defused the situation. Heres a man who took Dekalb County upon Cedric Alexander to pull off the road to take a nap.
Translations for limit
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- نهاية, حدArabic
- ограничение, граница, предел, ограничавамBulgarian
- límitCatalan, Valencian
- omezit, limita, mez, limitCzech
- begrenzen, Grenze, befristen, Begrenzer, Grenzwert, beschränken, LimesGerman
- limigi, limeso, limitoEsperanto
- límite, limitarSpanish
- piirama, piirang, piirEstonian
- حدPersian
- rajoitus, raja-arvo, rajoittaa, rajaFinnish
- limite, limiterFrench
- cumIrish
- iomallScottish Gaelic
- הגביל, תחםHebrew
- határHungarian
- սահմանArmenian
- batasIndonesian
- limitoIdo
- limiteItalian
- 限度, 限界Japanese
- ზღვარიGeorgian
- 제한Korean
- سنورKurdish
- cohibereLatin
- had, batasMalay
- beperken, limiet, grensDutch
- grenseNorwegian
- limit, granicaPolish
- limitar, restringir, limitePortuguese
- limită, graniță, restrânge, valoare extremă, margine, valoare limităRomanian
- ограничивать, предел, ограничитьRussian
- granicaSerbo-Croatian
- omejitev, limita, omejitiSlovene
- cak, kufiAlbanian
- gräns, begränsning, begränsa, limes, gränsvärdeSwedish
- హద్దుTelugu
- ҳадTajik
- tahdit etmek, kısıtlayıcı, sınırlayıcı, sınırlamakTurkish
- حدUrdu
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