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[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 within the city limits.[/ex]

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off limits — 1) if a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there; 2) not allowed or approved of[/ex]

Discussion of these subjects is off limits.[/ex]

Words often used with limit Nouns often used with limit (noun, sense 1) ■ age, speed, time, weight + LIMIT: nouns that can come immediately before limit Verbs often used with limit (noun, sense 1) ■ impose, place, put + LIMITON: limit something ■ define, set, specify + LIMIT: say what the limits are ■ extend, raise + LIMIT: increase the limit ■ lower, reduce + LIMIT: make the limit lower II

verb [T]

limit */*/*/[ˈlɪmɪt]

1) to prevent a number, amount, or effect from increasing past a particular point

The new laws should limit environmental damage.[/ex]

We want to limit classes to a maximum of 30 pupils.[/ex]

2) to reduce or control someone's freedom or ability to be effective

Syn:

restrict

They were limited by the amount of money they could spend on the production.[/ex]

Try to limit yourself to two or three glasses of wine a week.[/ex]

3) be limited to if something is limited to a particular place or group, it happens only in that place or within that group

The right to vote was limited to men.[/ex]