limit

Definition

  • noun: a point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • noun: something that bounds, restrains, or confines
  • verb: to assign certain 'limits' to
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: prescribe, termination, edge

Examples

  • Parents need to set 'limits' for their children. = Parents need to set/place/impose 'limits' on (the behavior of) their children.

  • I'm trying to be patient with him, but I've just about 'reached my limit'. [=reached the point where I can no longer be patient]

  • The damage from the fire 'was limited to' the rear of the building. [=only the rear of the building was damaged by the fire]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Fifty share easy. - You think so? - Sure. We could make a series out of it. "Suicide of the Week." Why limit ourselves? "Execution of the Week." "Terrorist of the Week." They'll love it. Suicides. Assassinations. Mad bombers. (..)
    1976 Network