limitation
The act of limiting or the state of being limitedThe act of limiting or the state of being limited.
» It is important to know your own limitations.
Es ist wichtig, dass du deine eigenen Grenzen kennst.
Важно правильно оценивать свои возможности.
Важно знать свои возможности.
Важливо знати власні обмеження.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
Limitieren, Limitierung, Begrenzen
ограниче́ниеograničénije
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
(countable, uncountable)A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
He understood the exam material, but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
Limitierung, Einschränkung
ограниче́ниеograničénije
(countable, uncountable)An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
Einschränkung
ограниче́ниеograničénije
(countable, uncountable)A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.
Verjährungsfrist
срок да́вностиsrok dávnosti
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
Examples
68 sentencesIt is important to know your own limitations.
Важливо знати власні обмеження.
ruВажно правильно оценивать свои возможности.
deEs ist wichtig, dass du deine eigenen Grenzen kennst.
Tom is aware of his own limitations.
Том усвідомлює власні обмеження.
I'm acutely aware of my limitations.
Some crimes have no statute of limitations.
ruУ некоторых преступлений нет срока давности.
deManche Verbrechen verjähren nicht.
I've heard there's no statute of limitations on murder.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.
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Forms
plural: limitations| Singular | limitation |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation):restriction
- a principle that limits the extent of something:restriction
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed:limit
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable