limit

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #3400

Meanings

1

noun
The greatest amount of something that is allowed or possible.

There is a limit on how much you can bet.
2

noun
A point or line that cannot or should not be passed.

There are clear limits to the president's power.
3

noun
The furthest edge or boundary of an area.

The farm marks the limit of the town.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the greatest amount of... limitation

More bound boundary restriction rim threshold

Word family

Forms limitinglimits

Derived forms antilimitcolimitlimitablelimitallimitarianlimitationlimitivelimitless linteloverlimitprelimitself-limiting

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Phrases (1)

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limit the number
set a maximum on a quantity

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Proverbs (1)

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The sky is the limit

Etymology

From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes (“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.

limit Middle English līmes Latin

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# limit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɪm.ɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 3400

## Meanings
1. The greatest amount of something that is allowed or possible.
2. A point or line that cannot or should not be passed.
3. The furthest edge or boundary of an area.

## Examples
- There is a limit on how much you can bet.
- There are clear limits to the president's power.
- The farm marks the limit of the town.

## Synonyms
- bound
- boundary
- limitation
- restriction
- rim
- threshold

## Derived Forms
- antilimit
- colimit
- limitable
- limital
- limitarian
- limitation
- limitive
- limitless
- lintel
- overlimit
- prelimit
- self-limiting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: limit
- Root: līmes

## Etymology
From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes (“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.

## AI Etymology
Limit comes from Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes (“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.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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