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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'limited', 'Limited': /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lim′i tid)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lim•it•ed /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. confined within limits;
    restricted:a train making limited stops.
  2. Transport(of trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops:a limited express.
  3. Governmentrestricted in the power to govern by limitations written in a country's laws and in a constitution:a limited monarchy.
See -lim-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lim•it•ed  (lim′i tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. confined within limits;
    restricted or circumscribed:a limited space; limited resources.
  2. Governmentrestricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution:a limited monarch.
  3. characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently;
    lacking originality or scope;
    narrow:a rather limited intelligence.
  4. Business[Chiefly Brit.]
    • responsible for the debts of a company only to a specified amount proportionate to the percentage of stock held.
    • (of a business firm) owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts.
    • (usually cap.) incorporated;
      Inc. Abbr.: Ltd.
  5. Transport(of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route.

n. 
  1. Transporta limited train, bus, etc.
  • limit + -ed2 1545–55
lim′it•ed•ly, adv. 
lim′it•ed•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ adj
  1. having a limit; restricted; confined
  2. without fullness or scope; narrow
  3. (of governing powers, sovereignty, etc) restricted or checked, by or as if by a constitution, laws, or an assembly: limited government
  4. chiefly Brit (of a business enterprise) owned by shareholders whose liability for the enterprise's debts is restricted
ˈlimitedly adv ˈlimitedness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lim•it /ˈlɪmɪt/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. the furthest boundary, point, or edge of the extent or amount of something:had reached the limit of their endurance.
  2. Informal Terms the limit, [singular]something very annoying or amazing:Their weird stunts are the limit!

v. [~ + object]
  1. to restrict by or as if by limits:to limit spending.
lim•it•er, n. [countable]
lim•it•less, adj. See -lim-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lim•it  (lim′it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
  2. a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district.
  3. [Math.]
    • Mathematicsa number such that the value of a given function remains arbitrarily close to this number when the independent variable is sufficiently close to a specified point or is sufficiently large. The limit of 1/x is zero as x approaches infinity;
      the limit of (x - 1)2 is zero as x approaches 1.
    • Mathematicsa number such that the absolute value of the difference between terms of a given sequence and the number approaches zero as the index of the terms increases to infinity.
    • Mathematicsone of two numbers affixed to the integration symbol for a definite integral, indicating the interval or region over which the integration is taking place and substituted in a primitive, if one exists, to evaluate the integral.
  4. limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries:We found them on school limits after hours.
  5. Gamesthe maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.
  6. Informal Terms the limit, something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree:You have made errors before, but this is the limit.

v.t. 
  1. to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually fol. by to):Please limit answers to 25 words.
  2. to confine or keep within limits:to limit expenditures.
  3. Lawto fix or assign definitely or specifically.
  • Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
  • Middle English lymyt 1325–75
lim′it•a•ble, adj. 
lim′it•a•ble•ness, n. 
    2. confine, frontier, border. 8. restrain, bound.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ n
  1. (sometimes plural) the ultimate extent, degree, or amount of something: the limit of endurance
  2. (often plural) the boundary or edge of a specific area: the city limits
  3. (often plural) the area of premises within specific boundaries
  4. the largest quantity or amount allowed
    • a value to which a function f(x) approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (x = a) or approaches infinity
    • a value to which a sequence an approaches arbitrarily close as n approaches infinity
    • the limit of a sequence of partial sums of a convergent infinite series: the limit of 1 +
  6. one of the two specified values between which a definite integral is evaluated
  7. the limit ⇒ informal a person or thing that is intolerably exasperating
 vb ( -its, -iting, -ited) (transitive)
  1. to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin līmes boundaryˈlimitable adj ˈlimitableness n ˈlimitless adj ˈlimitlessly adv ˈlimitlessness n
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