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• limit something to somebody — ˈlimit sth to sb/sth derived usually passive to make sth exist or happen only in a particular place or within a particular group • Violent crime is not limited to big cities. • The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures.… …   Useful english dictionary

• limit something to something — ˈlimit sth to sb/sth derived usually passive to make sth exist or happen only in a particular place or within a particular group • Violent crime is not limited to big cities. • The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures.… …   Useful english dictionary

• limit — lim|it1 W2S2 [ˈlımıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(greatest/least allowed)¦ 2¦(greatest amount possible)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4 off limits 5 within limits 6 be over the limit 7 know your limits 8 have your limits ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 140 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• limit — lim|it1 [ lımıt ] noun count *** 1. ) the largest or smallest amount or the highest or lowest level of something that is allowed: speed/spending limits limit on: There are strict limits on presidential power. limit to: There has to be a fair… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• limit*/*/*/ — [ˈlɪmɪt] noun [C] I 1) the greatest amount or level of something that is possible or allowed The speed limit here is forty miles an hour.[/ex] There is a limit to what we can do in two weeks.[/ex] 2) the outer edge of an area No bombs landed… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• limit */*/*/ — I UK [ˈlɪmɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms limit : present tense I/you/we/they limit he/she/it limits present participle limiting past tense limited past participle limited 1) to prevent a number, amount, or effect from increasing past a… …   English dictionary

• limit — 1 / lImit/ noun 1 GREATEST AMOUNT ALLOWED (C) the greatest amount, number, speed etc that is allowed: a 55 mph speed limit (+ to/on): Is there any limit to the amount of time we have? | set a limit (on): attempts to set limits on consumer waste | …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• limit — [[t]lɪ̱mɪt[/t]] ♦♦ limits, limiting, limited 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp A limit is the greatest amount, extent, or degree of something that is possible. Her love for him was being tested to its limits... There is no limit to how much… …   English dictionary

• limit — I n. 1) to place, put, set a limit on 2) to disregard, exceed a limit 3) an age; speed; time; weight limit 4) a limit on, to 5) within limits 6) (misc.) to push smb. to the limit II v. (D; refl., tr.) to limit to (she had to limit herself to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• limit — See price limit, position limit, and variable limit. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary See trading limit. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A contract s maximum price advance or decline from the previous day s settlement price permitted in one… …   Financial and business terms

• limit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outer ▪ northern, southern, etc. ▪ three mile, etc. ▪ city …   Collocations dictionary