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Meaning of "limit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIMIT

From Latin līmes boundary.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMIT

limit  [ˈlɪmɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Limit is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb limit in English.

WHAT DOES LIMIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Limit

A limit can be: ▪ Limit: ▪ Limit of a function ▪ Limit of a sequence ▪ One-sided limit ▪ Limit superior and limit inferior ▪ Limit of a net ▪ Limit point ▪ Limit ▪ Direct limit and Inverse limit ▪ A constraint in the form of an inequality, such as: ▪ Chandrasekhar limit ▪ Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin limit ▪ Budget constraint ▪ Speed limit ▪ Age of consent ▪ An extreme value or boundary, such as: ▪ The high-frequency limit of the hearing range ▪ A limit order is a type of order to buy a security at no more than a specific price on an exchange. ▪ Other uses, such as: ▪ The Limit, a 1980s band ▪ Limit, a way to characterize harmony ▪ Limits are activities that a partner feels strongly about, and to which special attention must be paid. ▪ limits.h, the header of a general purpose standard library of the C programming language ▪ Els Límits, a village in the municipality of La Jonquera, Catalonia ▪ Limit, a manga by Keiko Suenobu...

Definition of limit in the English dictionary

The first definition of limit in the dictionary is the ultimate extent, degree, or amount of something. Other definition of limit is the boundary or edge of a specific area. Limit is also the area of premises within specific boundaries.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LIMIT

PRESENT

Present
I limit
you limit
he/she/it limits
we limit
you limit
they limit
Present continuous
I am limiting
you are limiting
he/she/it is limiting
we are limiting
you are limiting
they are limiting
Present perfect
I have limited
you have limited
he/she/it has limited
we have limited
you have limited
they have limited
Present perfect continuous
I have been limiting
you have been limiting
he/she/it has been limiting
we have been limiting
you have been limiting
they have been limiting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I limited
you limited
he/she/it limited
we limited
you limited
they limited
Past continuous
I was limiting
you were limiting
he/she/it was limiting
we were limiting
you were limiting
they were limiting
Past perfect
I had limited
you had limited
he/she/it had limited
we had limited
you had limited
they had limited
Past perfect continuous
I had been limiting
you had been limiting
he/she/it had been limiting
we had been limiting
you had been limiting
they had been limiting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will limit
you will limit
he/she/it will limit
we will limit
you will limit
they will limit
Future continuous
I will be limiting
you will be limiting
he/she/it will be limiting
we will be limiting
you will be limiting
they will be limiting
Future perfect
I will have limited
you will have limited
he/she/it will have limited
we will have limited
you will have limited
they will have limited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been limiting
you will have been limiting
he/she/it will have been limiting
we will have been limiting
you will have been limiting
they will have been limiting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would limit
you would limit
he/she/it would limit
we would limit
you would limit
they would limit
Conditional continuous
I would be limiting
you would be limiting
he/she/it would be limiting
we would be limiting
you would be limiting
they would be limiting
Conditional perfect
I would have limit
you would have limit
he/she/it would have limit
we would have limit
you would have limit
they would have limit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been limiting
you would have been limiting
he/she/it would have been limiting
we would have been limiting
you would have been limiting
they would have been limiting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you limit
we let´s limit
you limit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to limit
Past participle
limited
Present Participle
limiting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMIT


antepenultimate
ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt
approximate
əˈprɒksɪmɪt
climate
ˈklaɪmɪt
delimit
diːˈlɪmɪt
exanimate
ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt
guesstimate
ˈɡɛstɪmɪt
illegitimate
ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt
inanimate
ɪnˈænɪmɪt
intimate
ˈɪntɪmɪt
legitimate
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt
macroclimate
ˈmækrəʊˌklaɪmɪt
microclimate
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌklaɪmɪt
penultimate
pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt
prelimit
priːˈlɪmɪt
proximate
ˈprɒksɪmɪt
semmit
ˈsɪmɪt
sublimit
ˈsʌbˌlɪmɪt
ultimate
ˈʌltɪmɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMIT

liminess
limit man
limit point
limit-state design
limitable
limitableness
limitarian
limitary
limitation
limitations
limitative
limited
limited bus
limited company
limited edition
limited liability
limited liability company
limited monarchy
limited partner
limited partnership

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMIT

age limit
cash limit
Chandrasekhar limit
credit limit
drink-drive limit
Eddington limit
elastic limit
fatigue limit
legal limit
lending limit
overdraft limit
price limit
Roche limit
speed limit
the limit
three-mile limit
timber limit
time limit
twelve-mile limit
weight limit

Synonyms and antonyms of limit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIMIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «limit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of limit

Translation of «limit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMIT

Find out the translation of limit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of limit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «limit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

限度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

límite
570 millions of speakers

English

limit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَدّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Had
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grenze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

限界
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watesan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मर्यादा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

granica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

межа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

limiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräns
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grense
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of limit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMIT»

The term «limit» is very widely used and occupies the 2.635 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «limit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «limit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about limit

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIMIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word limit.
1
Felix Adler
Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.
2
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay.
3
Lucy Alibar
Mostly I do Iyengar. I like anything that's hard enough to make me cry in class. I like to be pushed over my limit and broken down a little bit.
4
J. G. Ballard
Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy. What do you do then?
5
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.
6
Donald Bren
I do limit my exposure to the public. You only have so much time.
7
John le Carre
In the last 15 or 20 years, I've watched the British press simply go to hell. There seems to be no limit, no depths to which the tabloids won't sink. I don't know who these people are but they're little pigs.
8
Jim Carrey
Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself.
9
Coolio
I'm still waiting for someone to call me to cater their wedding. But that's gonna cost you. If you want my cousin Jerez to play the sax, that's going to cost you a little more. The sky's the limit after that.
10
Gabby Douglas
I want to do all roles. The sky's the limit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMIT»

Discover the use of limit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Winning Low-Limit Hold'Em
Since its first publication in 1994, Winning Low-Limit Hold'em, by Lee Jones, has become the major reference on playing Texas Hold'em at the lower limits.
Lee Jones, 2000
2
The Limit
When his family exceeds its legal debt limit, thirteen-year-old Matt is sent to the Federal Debt Rehabilitation Agency workhouse, where he discovers illicit activities are being carried out using the children who have been placed there.
Kristen Landon, 2011
3
No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice
No limit hold 'em is exploding in popularity. Before 2000, it could be difficult to find a game. In 2006, it is played everywhere - in casino cardrooms, in backrooms and homes, and on the Internet.
David Sklansky, Ed Miller, 2006
4
Lessons Without Limit: How Free-choice Learning is ...
Our motivations and expectations change over our lifetime but learning never stops. This book will give you a new understanding of the learning process and guide you in maximizing your lifelong learning journey. Visit the authors' web page"
John Howard Falk, Lynn Diane Dierking, 2002
5
Harrington on Online Cash Games: 6-Max No-Limit Hold 'em
This books will teach you what you need to know to be a winner playing on the Internet.
Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie, 2010
6
Uniform Central Limit Theorems
This treatise by an acknowledged expert includes several topics not found in any previous book.
R. M. Dudley, 1999
7
A History of the Central Limit Theorem: From Classical to ...
This study aims to embed the history of the central limit theorem within the history of the development of probability theory from its classical to its modern shape, and, more generally, within the corresponding development of mathematics.
Hans Fischer, 2010
8
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No-Limit ...
Provides poker strategies for every phase of tournament play, covering the early phase where the stakes are small to later tactics such as bluffing, flops, scare cards, playing shorthanded, loose games, and endgame play.
Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie, 2005
9
Information Theory and the Central Limit Theorem
Annotation. - Presents surprising, interesting connections between two apparently separate areas of mathematics- Written by one of the researchers who discovered these connections- Offers a new way of looking at familiar results.
Oliver Johnson, 2004
10
Limit Analysis and Soil Plasticity
Comparison with limit equilibrium solutions Some limit analysis and limit equilibrium solutions for surface and subsurface footings are tabulated in Table 6.2. The limit analysis solutions are for a perfectly rough footing base. The solutions ...
Wai-Fah Chen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term limit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
On West Seattle street, speed limit marked 20 hours per mile | The …
The new posted speed limit on a West Seattle street. ... West Seattle -- the marked speed limit is just .05 mph on Fairmount Avenue Southwest. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
2
Greece's Banks Reopen, But Cash Limit Still Drag on Economy …
After a three-week shutdown, Greek banks reopened today, but people still aren't free to withdraw as much as they want or spend money freely. «ABC News, Jul 15»
3
CBC needs to limit amount of public money it receives, Senate …
A Senate committee is calling on Canada's public broadcaster to publicly disclose how much employees make and ensure non-executives ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
Uber hits back at New York plans to limit fleet - ABC
Local authorities in the largest US city could vote as early as next week to limit increases in what it calls new for-hire vehicles (FHV) pending a ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
5
Big 12 will limit contact days to just twice a week, including games …
The Pac-12 actually spearheaded the major conference limited contact movement in 2013 when it said it would limit its contact practices to ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
6
TV Today raises foreign investment limit to 26% - Moneycontrol.com
"The Board has approved the increase in foreign investment limit by FPI/ FII up to 26 percent and by NRI up to 24 percent of the paid-up capital ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
7
Studies Continue Into Possible 70 MPH Speed Limit in …
Officials in Pennsylvania are looking into the safety of increasing the speed limit on the turnpike to 70 mph. Parts of the turnpike saw increases ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
8
The SKA's the limit if young Australians will only set their sights on …
Projects such as the SKA highlight the need to encourage the next generation to be the radio astronomers or electrical engineers of the future. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Chef over limit - Blackpool Gazette
Drinks after work led to a chef at a St Annes pub driving while over the limit. Ashley Newton came under police suspicion when he drove ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Gretna City Council to vote on lowering speed limit north of town …
Currently the speed limit along the highway approaching Gretna is posted at 55 mph. As drivers make their way through town it decreases to 45 ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»

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