Limit

Verb

 * 1)  To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound.
 * We need to limit the power of the executive.
 * I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
 * 1)  To have a limit in a particular set.
 * The sequence limits on the point a.

Synonyms

 * (restrict): cap, restrict

Noun
limit (plural: limits)


 * 1) A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
 * There are several existing limits to executive power.
 * Two drinks is my limit tonight.
 * 1)  A value to which a sequence converges.  Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
 * The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
 * 1)  Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
 * Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
 * 1)  Short for fixed limit.
 * 2) The final, utmost, or furthest point.

Synonyms

 * (restriction): bound, boundary, limitation, restriction

Adjective

 * 1)  Being a fixed limit game.

Derived terms

 * age limit
 * central limit theorem
 * city limits
 * elastic limit
 * in the limit
 * limit down
 * limit up
 * limitation


 * limitless
 * lower limit
 * outer limit
 * the sky is the limit
 * to the limit
 * time limit
 * unlimited
 * upper limit

Adjectives for Limit
narrow; rigid; geographic; predetermined; municipal; severe; definite; maximum; uttermost; extended; lazy; ultimate; treaty; broad; hallowed; corporate; judicious; narrowest; practicable; confined; ancient; utmost; wiser; extreme; true; insurmountable; fenceless; transcending; glimmering; constitutional; remotest; legitimate; sanctified; certain; whimsical; original; modest; sensible; reasonable; appointed.

Adverbs for Limit
grammatically; rigidly; definitely; constitutionally; narrowly; infinitely; scientifically; inescapably; practically; mathematically; morally; fastidiously.

Thesaurus
Thule, Ultima Thule, abate, accommodation, acme, adjust to, all, alter, apex, apogee, appoint, area, assign, assuage, bar, be into, be strong in, bitter end, border, border line, bottom dollar, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bounds, bourn, box, box in, box up, break boundary, breakoff point, bridle, brim, brink, brow, burden, butt, butt end, cap, capacity, caution, ceiling, channel, check, circumscribe, circumscription, climax, cloud nine, compass, condition, confine, confinement, confines, constrict, contain, content, continence, contract, copyright, cordage, cramp, crest, crown, culmen, culmination, curb, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, define, delimit, delimitate, delimitation, determinant, determine, diminish, discipline, district, divide, division line, draw in, draw the line, edge, enclose, end, enough, environs, extent, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, fag end, farthest bound, feature, finish, fix, floor, focus, follow, frontier, go in, go in for, guide, heaven, heavens, hedge, hedge about, height, hem, hem in, high noon, high-water mark, highest degree, highest pitch, highest point, hinder, hold in check, inhibit, interface, it, joke, jumping-off place, keep from spreading, keep within bounds, leaven, lessen, limen, limitation, limiting factor, limits, line, line of demarcation, localize, low-water mark, lower limit, major in, march, margin, mark, mark out, maximum, measure, meridian, mete, minor in, mitigate, moderate, moderation, modify, modulate, mountaintop, narrow, ne plus ultra, nib, no place higher, noon, nth degree, outrage, palliate, patent, peak, perimeter, periphery, pinch, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, poundage, precincts, prescribe, prescription, proscription, purlieus, pursue, qualification, qualify, quantity, quarter, reduce, region, register, regulate by, restrain, restraint, restrict, restriction, ridge, rim, room, scant, season, separate, set, set conditions, set limits, seventh heaven, sky, snape, soften, space, specialize, specialize in, spire, stand, start, starting line, starting point, stint, stowage, straiten, stub, stump, summit, surprise, surround, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, taper, target date, temper, term, terminal date, termination, terminus, territory, the last straw, the limit, the whole, threshold, tighten, time allotment, tip, tip-top, tonnage, too much, top, upmost, upper extremity, upper limit, uppermost, utmost, utmost extent, uttermost, verge, vertex, very top, volume, zenith, zone

Etymology
(noun) From <  <  limes:.

(verb) From limiten: <  limiter: <  limitare: < limes:; see noun.

Verb

 * Bulgarian: ограничавам
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: piirama
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Irish:
 * Irish:


 * Romanian: limita
 * Russian: ограничивать, ограничить
 * Scots: leemit
 * Slovene: omejiti
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * Albanian: ,
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: граница, ограничение, предел
 * Chinese: 极限 (jíxiàn)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: piirang,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: limito


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 限度 (げんど, gendo)
 * Korean: 제한 (jehan)
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: سنور
 * Polish: limit
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: iomall
 * Slovene: omejitev
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: gräns (physical), begränsning  (what one can handle)
 * Telugu: హద్దు (haddu)


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: limiet
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:


 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: limită, valoare extremă, graniță, margine
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: ҳад
 * Urdu:


 * German: ,
 * Romanian: valoare limită


 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) limit

Related terms

 * limita
 * limitní
 * limitovat

Noun

 * 1) boundary
 * 2) boundary that cannot be surpassed

Etymology
From Limit:.