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limit
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 limit
The greatest possible degree of something:
— To the limit of his ability.
synoniemen: bound, boundary.
Roget 52:
completeness
etc.
adj.;
completion
etc.
729;
integration;
allness†.
entirety;
perfection
etc.
650;
solidity,
solidarity;
unity;
all;
ne plus ultra [Lat.],
ideal,
limit.
complement,
supplement,
make-weight;
filling,
up
etc.
v..
impletion†;
saturation,
saturity†;
high water;
high tide,
flood tide,
spring tide;
fill,
load,
bumper,
bellyful†;
brimmer†;
sufficiency
etc.
639.
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Roget 67:
end,
close,
termination;
desinence†,
conclusion,
finis,
finale,
period,
term,
terminus,
endpoint,
last,
omega;
extreme,
extremity;
gable end,
butt end,
fag-end;
tip,
nib,
point;
tail
etc.
(rear)
235;
verge
etc.
(edge)
231;
tag,
peroration;
bonne bouche [Fr.];
bottom dollar,
tail end,
rear guard.
consummation,
denouement;
finish
etc.
(completion)
729;
fate;
doom,
doomsday;
crack of doom,
day of Judgment,
dies irae,
fall of the curtain;
goal,
destination;
limit,
determination;
expiration,
expiry†,
extinction,
extermination;
death
etc.
360;
end of all things;
finality;
eschatology.
break up,
commencement de la fin,
last stage,
turning point;
coup de grace,
deathblow;
knock-out-blow;
sockdolager [U.S.].
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Roget 233:
limit,
boundary,
bounds,
confine,
enclave,
term,
bourn,
verge,
curbstone†,
but,
pale,
reservation;
termination,
terminus;
stint,
frontier,
precinct,
marches;
backwoods.
boundary line,
landmark;
line of demarcation,
line of circumvallation†;
pillars of Hercules;
Rubicon,
turning point;
ne plus ultra [Lat.];
sluice,
floodgate.
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Roget 621:
chance
etc.
156;
lot,
fate
etc.
(necessity)
601;
luck;
good luck
etc.
(good)
618;
mascot.
speculation,
venture,
stake,
game of chance;
mere shot,
random shot;
blind bargain,
leap in the dark;
pig in a poke
etc.
(uncertainty)
475;
fluke,
potluck;
faro bank;
flyer [Slang];
limit.
uncertainty;
uncertainty principle,
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
drawing lots;
sortilegy†,
sortition†;
sortes†,
sortes Virgilianae†;
rouge et noir [Fr.],
hazard,
ante,
chuck-a-luck,
crack-loo [U.S.],
craps,
faro,
roulette,
pitch and toss,
chuck,
farthing,
cup tossing,
heads or tails cross and pile,
poker-dice;
wager;
bet,
betting;
gambling;
the turf.
gaming house,
gambling house,
betting house;
bucket shop;
gambling joint;
totalizator,
totalizer;
hell;
betting ring;
dice,
dice box.
[person who takes chances]
gambler,
gamester;
man of the turf;
adventurer;
dicer†.
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Nederlands: grens, kaap, limiet
Pools: granica
2 limit
3 limit
As far as something can go.
4 limit
5 limit
The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity.
synoniemen: limit point, point of accumulation.
Nederlands: verdichtingspunt, grens
Pools: limes, granica
6 limit
The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed:
— There are limits on the amount you can bet.
— It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight.
synoniem: limitation.
Pools: limit
werkwoord
1 limit
Place limits on (extent or amount or access):
— Limit the time you can spend with your friends.
synoniemen: bound, confine, restrict, throttle, trammel.
Roget 761:
prohibit,
inhibit;
forbid,
put one's veto upon,
disallow,
enjoin,
ban,
outlaw,
taboo,
proscribe,
estop [Law];
bar;
debar
etc.
(hinder)
706,
forefend.
keep in,
keep within bounds;
restrain
etc.
751;
cohibit†,
withhold,
limit,
circumscribe,
clip the wings of,
restrict;
interdict,
taboo;
put under an interdiction,
place under an interdiction;
put under the ban,
place under the ban;
proscribe;
exclude,
shut out;
shut the door,
bolt the door,
show the door;
warn off;
dash the cup from one's lips;
forbid the banns.
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Roget 229:
circumscribe,
limit,
bound,
confine,
inclose;
surround
etc.
227;
compass about;
imprison
etc.
(restrain)
751;
hedge in,
wall in,
rail in;
fence round,
fence in,
hedge round;
picket;
corral.
enfold,
bury,
encase,
incase†,
pack up,
enshrine,
inclasp†;
wrap up
etc.
(invest)
225;
embay†,
embosom†.
containment
(inclusion)
76.
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Roget 469:
qualify,
limit,
modify,
leaven,
give a color to,
introduce new conditions,
narrow,
temper.
waffle,
quibble,
hem and haw
(be uncertain)
475;
equivocate
(sophistry)
477.
depend,
depend on,
be contingent on
(effect)
154.
allow for,
make allowance for;
admit exceptions,
take into account;
modulate.
moderate,
temper,
season,
leaven.
take exception.
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Nederlands: begrenzen, bepalen, beperken, indammen, inkrimpen, inperken, limiteren, terugdringen, volstaan
2 limit
Restrict or confine within limits:
— I limit you to two visits to the pub a day.
synoniemen: circumscribe, confine to.
3 limit
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