Limited: meaning, definitions and examples

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limited

 

[ หˆlษชmษชtษชd ]

Adjective / Verb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Adjective

in a specific context

Confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed. Limited can also refer to a company that has issued a finite amount of shares to the public.

Synonyms

bounded, circumscribed, confined, restricted

Examples of usage

  • The team's success was limited by their lack of experience.
  • Our company has a limited number of products available for sale.
  • She felt limited in her career options.
Context #2 | Verb

in an action sense

To restrict or confine within certain limits. It can also refer to the act of making something finite or restricted.

Synonyms

confine, curb, regulate, restrict

Examples of usage

  • We need to limited the amount of sugar we consume.
  • The company decided to limit the number of participants in the event.

Translations

Translations of the word "limited" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น limitado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅ€เคฎเคฟเคค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช begrenzt

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terbatas

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะพะฑะผะตะถะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ograniczony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้™ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท limitรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ limitado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sฤฑnฤฑrlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ œํ•œ๋œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุฏูˆุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ omezenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ obmedzenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆœ‰้™็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ omejen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ takmarkaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆะตะบั‚ะตัƒะปั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒ–แƒฆแƒฃแƒ“แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mษ™hdud

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ limitado

Etymology

The word 'limited' originated from the Latin word 'limitatus', which means 'bounded'. It has been used in English since the 15th century, initially in the sense of being confined within boundaries. Over time, the usage extended to various contexts, including business and personal restrictions.

See also: delimit, limit, limitation, limitations, limiter, limiting, limitless, limitlessly, limitlessness, limits, nonlimiting, unlimited, unlimitedness.

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