Limit (Verb)
Meaning 1
Place limits on (extent or amount or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company will limit access to the new service to only premium users for the next few months.
- We need to limit the amount of water in the tank to prevent it from overflowing during the rain.
- The teacher told the students to limit their questions so she could finish the lesson on time.
- The government may limit the number of new businesses allowed in the area to reduce pollution.
- To encourage healthy eating habits, parents should limit the amount of junk food their children can have.
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- Constrain
- Restrain
- Tie
- Crack Down
- Delimit
- Mark Off
- Tighten
- Demarcate
- Hamper
- Clamp Down
- Draw The Line
- Mark Out
- Stiffen
- Draw A Line
- Halter
- Skimp
- Reduce
- Gate
- Scant
- Encumber
- Strangle
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Meaning 2
Restrict or confine within limits; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; "please confine your questions to the topic"; "our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The rules of the competition limit each contestant to three attempts at the challenge.
- Please confine your answers to multiple-choice options A, B, or C.
- I must limit my calorie intake in order to maintain a healthy weight.
- Her physical disability did not limit her ability to pursue a successful musical career.
- Time constraints will limit us to one-hour discussion sessions.
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Meaning 3
Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- We need to limit the scope of the research project so the team can focus on key issues.
- Scientists tried to limit the independent variables in the experiment to get accurate results.
- The survey questions will help limit the range of potential answers and provide specific data.
- To limit the possibilities, we narrowed down our options to three vendors.
- The study aimed to limit the parameters of the investigation to reduce complexity.