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- pronunciation:
- lI
miht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A limit is the place or point where something ends.
That fence is the limit of our yard.- synonyms:
- boundary, line
- similar words:
- border, ceiling, circuit, extent, frontier
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| definition 2: |
A limit is the point or level where something has to stop. If your mother gives you a limit of four cookies, it means you can't have more than four cookies.
My dad put a limit on how long I can play games on my computer.There is a limit to how many books you can take out of the library.- synonyms:
- curb
- similar words:
- ceiling
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| definition 3: |
The boundaries of a city are its limits. Boundaries are the lines where the city ends.
My mom and dad don't vote in city elections because we don't live inside the city limits.- similar words:
- extent, quarter, territory
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| related words: |
capacity, check, curb, edge, minimum |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
limits, limiting, limited |
| definition: |
When you limit something, you don't let it go past a certain point. If your mom limits your game to just one hour, she doesn't let you play for more than that. If one thing limits another thing, it doesn't let it go beyond a certain point. Tight clothes can limit how much you can move, for example.
The soccer coach limits the time each player stays in a game so that everybody gets a turn to play.The stormy days limited how much we could go swimming last summer.- synonyms:
- confine, curb, restrict
- similar words:
- control, define, enclose, fence, hamper
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| related words: |
contain, ground, keep, restrain |
| derivations: |
limitable (adj.), limiter (n.) |
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