Meaning

12 senses
  1. A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.

    There are several existing limits to executive power.

    Two drinks is my limit tonight.

    Grenze, Begrenzer

    преде́лpredél, лими́тlimít, грани́цаgraníca

    межа́mežá, лімі́тlimít

  2. 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.

    Grenzwert, Grenze

    преде́лpredél

  3. Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.

    Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.

    Limes, Grenzwert

  4. The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.

  5. Fixed limit.

  6. The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.

    the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country

    final or latest limiting point

  7. A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.

  8. The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.

  9. (colloquial)A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.

  10. (obsolete)The space or thing defined by limits.

  11. (obsolete)That terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.

  12. (obsolete)A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.

Examples

721 sentences
  1. There is a limit to everything.

    Всьому є край.

    ruВсему есть предел.

    deAlles hat seine Grenzen.

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  2. Don't go above the speed limit.

    Не перевищуй швидкість.

    ruНе превышай скорость.

    deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten!

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  3. Don't go over the speed limit.

    Не перевищуй швидкість.

    ruНе превышайте скорость.

    deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten!

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  4. I'll help you within the limits of my ability.

    Я вам допоможу в міру своїх можливостей.

    ruЯ помогу вам по мере своих возможностей.

    deIch werde Ihnen im Rahmen meiner Möglichkeiten helfen.

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  5. There are limits.

    Є обмеження.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
restriction; bound beyond which one may not go:
Русский
By meaning 1
restriction; bound beyond which one may not go:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
restriction; bound beyond which one may not go:
mathematics: value to which a sequence converges:
mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit:

Origin

From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from oblique stem of Latin līmes, līmit-

From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from oblique stem of Latin līmes, līmit- (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”). Displaced native Old English ġemǣre. Doublet of limes.

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Forms

plural: limits
Singularlimit
Plurallimits

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

52 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • the speed limit
  • speed limit
  • speed limit is
  • city limits
  • is no limit
  • no limit
  • is a limit

See also

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