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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•it•ed /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - confined within limits;
restricted:a train making limited stops. - Transport(of trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops:a limited express.
- Governmentrestricted in the power to govern by limitations written in a country's laws and in a constitution:a limited monarchy.
See -lim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•it•ed (lim′i tid),USA pronunciation adj. - confined within limits;
restricted or circumscribed:a limited space; limited resources. - Governmentrestricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution:a limited monarch.
- characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently;
lacking originality or scope;
narrow:a rather limited intelligence. - Business[Chiefly Brit.]
- responsible for the debts of a company only to a specified amount proportionate to the percentage of stock held.
- (of a business firm) owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts.
- (usually cap.) incorporated;
Inc. Abbr.: Ltd.
- Transport(of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route.
n. - Transporta limited train, bus, etc.
lim′it•ed•ly, adv. lim′it•ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ adj - having a limit; restricted; confined
- without fullness or scope; narrow
- (of governing powers, sovereignty, etc) restricted or checked, by or as if by a constitution, laws, or an assembly: limited government
- chiefly Brit (of a business enterprise) owned by shareholders whose liability for the enterprise's debts is restricted
ˈlimitedly adv ˈlimitedness n lim•it /ˈlɪmɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the furthest boundary, point, or edge of the extent or amount of something:had reached the limit of their endurance.
- Informal Terms the limit, [singular]something very annoying or amazing:Their weird stunts are the limit!
v. [~ + object] - to restrict by or as if by limits:to limit spending.
lim•it•er, n. [countable] lim•it•less, adj. See -lim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•it (lim′it),USA pronunciation n. - the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district.
- [Math.]
- Mathematicsa 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. - Mathematicsa 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.
- Mathematicsone 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.
- limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries:We found them on school limits after hours.
- Gamesthe maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.
- Informal Terms the limit, something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree:You have made errors before, but this is the limit.
v.t. - to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually fol. by to):Please limit answers to 25 words.
- to confine or keep within limits:to limit expenditures.
- Lawto fix or assign definitely or specifically.
- Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
- Middle English lymyt 1325–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confine, frontier, border.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrain, bound.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ n - (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
- a value to which a function f(x) approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (x = a) or approaches infinity
- a value to which a sequence an 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
- one of the two specified values between which a definite integral is evaluated
- the limit ⇒ informal a person or thing that is intolerably exasperating
vb ( -its, -iting, -ited)(transitive)- to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin līmes boundaryˈlimitable adj ˈlimitableness n ˈlimitless adj ˈlimitlessly adv ˈlimitlessness n |