Definition of Limit
Limit
lim·it


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The maximum or minimum amount of something allowed or possible.

e.g. The speed limit on the highway is 65 miles per hour.

(verb)
to set or assign as a limit;

e.g. Our lack of money limits our options.

(noun)
the point or extent beyond which something cannot pass or is not permissible;

e.g. There is a 8-minute limit on everyone's presentations so that the whole class can present today.

(verb)
to reduce or curtail;

e.g. The doctor told me that I need to limit the number of calories I am eating.

(noun)
the utmost or furthest extent;

e.g. Her kids tested her patience to the limit today while they were out doing groceries.



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  • "Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." -- John Wooden

  • "I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it." -- Pablo Picasso

  • "If you must doubt something, doubt your limits." -- Price Pritchett

  • "Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have ten gears we never use." -- Charles M Schulz

  • "The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve." -- Brian Tracy



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