Translate limit | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of limit
noun
1a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass:the limits of presidential power the 10-minute limit on speeches there was no limit to his imagination (often
limits)
the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement:the city limits the upper limit of the tidal reaches the furthest extent of one’s physical or mental endurance:Mary Ann tried everyone’s patience to the limit other horses were reaching their limit
2a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible:an age limit a weight limit a speed limit:a 30 mph limit (in card games) an agreed maximum stake or bet. (also
legal limit)
the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle:the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit
3 Mathematics a point or value that a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until it is as close to the point or value as desired.
verb (limits, limiting, limited)
[with object] set or serve as a limit to:try to limit the amount you drink class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10 (as adjective limiting)a limiting factor
