limit (ˈlɪmɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- (sometimes plural) the ultimate extent, degree, or amount of something ⇒
the limit of endurance
- (often plural) the boundary or edge of a specific area ⇒
the city limits
- (often plural) the area of premises within specific boundaries
- the largest quantity or amount allowed
- mathematics
- a value to which a function f(a value to which a function f(x ) approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (a value to which a function f() approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (x = a) or approaches infinity
- a value to which a sequence a value to which a sequence an approaches arbitrarily close as a value to which a sequence approaches arbitrarily close as n approaches infinity
- the limit of a sequence of partial sums of a convergent infinite series ⇒
the limit of 1 + ½ + ¼ + ⅛ + … is 2
- mathematics one of the two specified values between which a definite integral is evaluated
- See the limit
- See off limits
- See within limits
verb
(tr)- to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc
- law to agree, fix, or assign specifically
Alternative Forms
ˈlimitable adjective ˈlimitableness noun ˈlimitless adjective ˈlimitlessly adverb ˈlimitlessness nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin līmes boundarySynonyms
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end,
bound,
ultimate,
deadline,
utmost,
breaking point,
termination,
extremity,
greatest extent the bitter end
end point,
cutoff point,
furthest bound
Translations
- British English:
limit
A limit is the greatest amount, extent, or degree of something that is possible.Her love for him was tested to its limits.ˈlɪmɪt NOUN Her love for him was tested to its limits.
- Spanish:
límite
nm
- French:
limite
nf
- German:
Grenze
nf
- Chinese: 限度 n
- Arabic: حَدّ n
- Portuguese: limite nm
- Russian: лимит nm
- Croatian: ograničenje nnt
- Czech: mez nf
- Danish: grænse nutr
- Dutch: limiet n
- Finnish: yläraja n
- Greek: όριο nnt
- Italian: limite nm
- Japanese: 限界 n
- Korean: 한계 n
- Norwegian: grense nm
- Polish: granica nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: limite nm
- European Spanish:
límite
nm
- Swedish: gräns nutr
- Thai: ขีดจำกัด n
- Turkish: sınır n
- Vietnamese: giới hạn n
Usage examples
He drove slowly, conscious he had drunk well over the limit.
, Compulsion (1994)Year after year, the House of Commons has voted for regulation to limit hunting.
Country Life (2004)The bank's system indicated he was rarely exceeding the $1.55 million risk limit that he had been allocated.
Irish Times (2002)The American leviathan tested positive four times last year, and on one occasion was 1000 times the permitted limit for a banned steroid.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There is a limit to what you can charge for straightforward unprocessed ingredients.
, SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)