limited
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2.5
- adjective
- /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/
:
limitado
- We have a limited supply of food for the event.
- limited resources
- limited time
- limited access
Now, strategy in arcs is really limited by these cards.
- Now, strategy in arcs is really limited by these cards.
- You got that, but the limited resource is the time.
- Coal is not eternal and there is a limited supply in our ground.
- All this is driven by the the limited length of life we have.
- For Serdah, the height of the facade was to be limited to three floors.
- Hand grenades have a very limited sphere of influence.
- And she wants to do a limited TV series.
- We benefit from, you know, fairly limited regulation in some areas.
- Once again, that is a limited time offer.
- So the lifetime of web is limited by the fuel on board.
- And this conversation isn't limited to just dating relationships.
- It's you're not limited to what we're limited to in the body.
Examples
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Only available right now for a limited time only.
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So these drugs will have a limited or no effect.
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Should they not launch at all with this limited selection?
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Wait while we figure out what to do with the limited information that we have.
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We have a limited supply of chemical agents.
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Our operation in Beijing met with limited success.
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This technique, in some cases, can restore life for a limited period.
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Coal is not eternal and there is a limited supply in our ground.
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Visitors are now allowed into the space on a limited basis, mainly to cope with overflow.
Academic text (2011) -
Moreover, many now operate their own limited companies on a business-to-business relationship basis.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
181
2.6
Limited in range or what it covers, often about ideas
56
4.1
A thing that has a limit in amount, size, or time
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3.9
Limited so only certain people can see or use it
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6.5
Able to be used up
Limited to a certain area or set of things
Kept within fixed limits that stop it from going further
Made narrower or tighter by pressure
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
Owners are responsible for a company's debts only up to the money they invested
- Specialized
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7.1
A war fought to reach small, certain goals without trying to destroy the enemy
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3.4
A company where owners only lose the money they invest if the business owes money
- Specialized
A check of company accounts that is less complete than an audit, giving some confidence they are correct
An area that runs its own government but most countries do not accept it as a country
How Limited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Limited comes from the word limit, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'boundary' or 'edge'. So when something is limited it is kept inside that boundary and is 'restricted' in amount, size, number, or scope.