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- [lim-it]
- /ˈlɪm ɪt/
- /ˈlɪmɪt/
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- [lim-it]
- /ˈlɪm ɪt/
Definitions of limit word
- noun limit the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision. 1
- noun limit a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district. 1
- noun limit Mathematics. a number such that the value of a given function remains arbitrarily close to this number when the independent variable is sufficiently close to a specified point or is sufficiently large. The limit of 1/ x is zero as x approaches infinity; the limit of (x − 1) 2 is zero as x approaches 1. a number such that the absolute value of the difference between terms of a given sequence and the number approaches zero as the index of the terms increases to infinity. one of two numbers affixed to the integration symbol for a definite integral, indicating the interval or region over which the integration is taking place and substituted in a primitive, if one exists, to evaluate the integral. 1
- noun limit limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries: We found them on school limits after hours. 1
- noun limit Games. the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time. 1
- noun limit the limit, Informal. something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree: You have made errors before, but this is the limit. 1
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Origin of limit
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English lymyt < Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
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Parts of speech for Limit
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limit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limit
noun limit
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- ceiling — A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- cap — A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
- maximum — the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
verb limit
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- lessen — to become less.
Antonyms for limit
noun limit
- minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
verb limit
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- release — to lease again.
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