limit

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈlɪmɪt/
• SAMPA: /"lImIt/

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• Hyphenation: li‧mit

Noun

Singular limit

Plural limits

1. The limit is the edge of how far something can go. It can go up to the limit but no farther.

   This fence is at the limit of my property.

   The heater sets a limit to how cold it can be in the house; it can't get colder than that.

   There is no limit to what we can do.

Verb

Plain form limit

Third-person singular limits

Past tense limited

Past participle limited

Present participle limiting

1. (transitive) To make something stay inside a limit.

   The fence limits the cows from going out of the field.

2. (transitive) If you limit someone, you reduce or take away their freedom.