English dictionary

limit

/'l/I/m/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the greatest possible degree of something

noun.attribute

Examples
To the limit of his ability.

Synonyms bound boundary

Source: WordNet 3.0
final or latest limiting point

noun.time

Synonyms terminal point terminus ad quem

Source: WordNet 3.0
as far as something can go

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
the boundary of a specific area

noun.location

Synonyms demarcation demarcation line

Source: WordNet 3.0
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

noun.quantity

Synonyms limit point point of accumulation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

noun.quantity

Examples
There are limits on the amount you can bet.

It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight.

Synonyms limitation

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

Examples
Limit the time you can spend with your friends.

Synonyms bound confine restrain restrict throttle trammel

Source: WordNet 3.0
restrict or confine,

verb.change

Examples
I limit you to two visits to the pub a day.

Synonyms circumscribe confine

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decide upon or fix definitely

verb.communication

Synonyms define determine fix set specify

Source: WordNet 3.0
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