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limit

US: /ˈɫɪmət/

UK: /lˈɪmɪt/

English Vietnamese dictionary

limit /'limit/

danh từ
- giới hạn, hạn độ
  - there is no limit to his impudence]: sự hỗn xược của nó thật không còn giới hạn nào
- (thông tục) (the limit) người quá quắc; điều quá quắc
  - really you are the limit: anh (chị) thật là quá quắt

ngoại động từ
- giới hạn, hạn chế
- làm giới hạn cho

Advanced English dictionary

noun, verb
+ noun
1 ~ (to sth) a point at which sth stops being possible or existing: There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. + The team performed to the limit of its capabilities. + She knew the limits of her power. + to push / stretch / test sb/sth to the limit + His arrogance knew (= had) no limits.
2 ~ (on sth) the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed: a time / speed / age limit + The EU has set strict limits on levels of pollution. + They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit. + You can't drive-you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving). + to keep government spending within acceptable limits
3 the furthest edge of an area or a place: We were reaching the limits of civilization. + the city limits (= the official boundary of the city)
Idioms: be the limit (old-fashioned, spoken) to be extremely annoying
off limits (especially AmE) = OUT OF BOUNDS
within limits to some extent; with some restrictions: I'm willing to help, within limits.
more at SKY
+ verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (to sth) to stop sth from increasing beyond a particular amount or level: measures to limit carbon dioxide emissions from cars + The amount of money you have to spend will limit your choice.
2 ~ yourself / sb (to sth) to restrict or reduce the amount of sth that you or sb can have or use: Families are limited to four free tickets each. + I've limited myself to 1 000 calories a day to try and lose weight.
Phrasal Verbs: limit sth to sb/sth [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.

Thesaurus dictionary

1 Sometimes, limits. extent, bound(s), end, limitation, check, curb, restriction, restraint:

Is there no limit to how far you will go to get your own way?

2 Often, limits. border, edge, end, extent, boundary, bound(s), (boundary or border or partition) line, frontier, perimeter, periphery:

That row of poplars marks the limit of the property to the east.

3 Often, limits. area, territory, confines, zone, region, quarter, district, precinct(s):

Stay outside the three-mile limit. We have jurisdiction only within city limits

4 the limit.

(a) the end, the last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back, all (that) one can take, enough, too much, Colloq it:

Your presumption is the absolute limit - you can't seriously expect me to lend you money.

(b) outrage, joke, surprise, Colloq caution:

Wasn't Nigel the limit in that hat!?

5 check, curb, bridle, restrict, restrain, hold in check:

We must limit spending on arms. The shackles limited my movements.

6 restrict, confine, delimit, narrow, focus, guide, channel:

Please limit your questions to the subject at hand.

7 set, define, determine, fix:

The bank manager has limited my overdraft to half what it was.

Collocation dictionary

ADJ.

outer | northern, southern, etc. | three-mile, etc. | absolute

I can offer you £20 but that's myabsolute limit.

| higher, maximum, upper | lower | strict, stringent, tight

Theapplication must be made within astrict time limit.

| age, speed, time, weight

There's a weightlimit on the bridge.

VERB + LIMIT

reach | cross | establish, impose, place, put, set

Central government has set a limiton spending by local councils. |

increase, raise | lower | exceed

exceeding the speed limit

| push sb to

She pushed me to the limitof my abilities.

PREP.

above a/the ~

The level of radioactivity in the soil was found to be above recommended limits.

| at a/the ~

I was almost at the limits of my patience.

| below a/the ~

The price fell below the lower limit. The trees are found only below a limit of 500 metres.

| beyond a/the ~

Heat levels rose beyond the recommended limits. fishing beyond the twelve-mile limit

| on a/the ~

islands on the outer limit of the continent

| over a/the ~

He'd been drinking and was well over the legal limit.

| up to a/the ~

You can buy cigarettes up to a limit of 200 per person.

| within a/the ~

They did well within the limits of their knowledge. There was no school within a limit of ten miles.

| within ~s

The children can do what they like, within limits.

| without ~

Banks may buy bills of exchange without limit.

| ~ on

There's a limit on the number of tickets you can buy.

| ~ to

There's a limit to what we can do to help.

ADV.

seriously, severely, strictly

VERB + LIMIT

attempt to, seek to, take steps to, try to | be designed to

The change in the law was designed to limit the scope for corruption.

| agree to | serve to, tend to

Rigid job descriptions can serve to limit productivity.

PREP.

The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures.

Concise English dictionary

limits|limited|limiting'lɪmɪt
noun
+the greatest possible degree of something
+final or latest limiting point
+the boundary of a specific area
+as far as something can go
+the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
+the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
verb
+place limits on (extent or access)
+restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
+decide upon or fix definitely