limit
🇺🇸
/ˈlɪmɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈlɪmɪt/
noun
B1
the highest or lowest amount allowed
The speed limit on this road is 50 kilometers per hour.
B1
the point where something can no longer continue
There is a limit to how much work one person can do in a day.
R
the farthest edge of a place
We reached the northern limit of the forest.
verb
B1
to control how much something can grow
The new rules limit how much water we can use during summer.
B1
to control how much someone can have or use
The store limits each customer to three items during the sale.
translation
the highest or lowest amount allowed; the point where something can no longer continue; the farthest edge of a place
to control how much something can grow; to control how much someone can have or use
Word Forms
3rd Present
limits
Past
limited
Perfect
limited
Progressive
limiting
Plural
limits