English dictionary
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English noun: limit | |||
| 1. | limit (attribute) the greatest possible degree of something | ||
| Samples | What he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior. To the limit of his ability. | ||
| Synonyms | bound, boundary | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absoluteness, brink, heat barrier, knife-edge, level best, maximum, starkness, thermal barrier, utmost, uttermost, utterness, verge | ||
| 2. | limit (time) final or latest limiting point | ||
| Synonyms | terminal point, terminus ad quem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, ending | ||
| 3. | limit (location) as far as something can go | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extremity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | maximum, minimum, range, reach | ||
| 4. | limit (location) the boundary of a specific area | ||
| Synonyms | demarcation, demarcation line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, boundary, bounds | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | city limit, city limits, edge, lower limit, three-mile limit, upper limit | ||
| 5. | limit (quantity) the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity | ||
| Synonyms | limit point, point of accumulation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indefinite quantity | ||
| 6. | limit (quantity) the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed | ||
| Samples | There are limits on the amount you can bet. It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight. | ||
| Synonyms | limitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cutoff, extremum, peak | ||
English verb: limit | |||
| 1. | limit (change) place limits on (extent or access) | ||
| Samples | Restrict the use of this parking lot. Limit the time you can spend with your friends. | ||
| Synonyms | bound, confine, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baffle, clamp down, constrain, constrain, crack down, cramp, cumber, draw a line, draw the line, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, harness, inhibit, mark off, mark out, reduce, regulate, rein, restrain, rule, stiffen, strangle, tie, tighten, tighten, tighten up | ||
| 2. | limit (change) restrict or confine, | ||
| Samples | I limit you to two visits to the pub a day. | ||
| Synonyms | circumscribe, confine | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cap, content, curb, curtail, cut back, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, hold down, keep down, number, ration, restrict | ||
| 3. | limit (communication) decide upon or fix definitely | ||
| Samples | Fix the variables. Specify the parameters. | ||
| Synonyms | define, determine, fix, set, specify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | define, name, quantify, reset | ||
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