adj
Meaning 1
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
limited
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
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Canada, US: /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
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Canada, US: [ˈlɪm.ɪ.ɾɪd]
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Australian: /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
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Australian: [ˈlɪm.ɪ.ɾɪd]
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Australian: /ˈlɪm.ə.tɪd/
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 M AH0 T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: L IH1 M IH0 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.
- I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Examples
- Twentieth Century Limited
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of limit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
small in range or scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- limited war
- a limited success
- a limited circle of friends
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unlimited
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
including only a part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
not unlimited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a limited list of choices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
having a specific function or scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a special (or specific) role in the mission
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: special
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
not excessive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
mediocre
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: modified
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
subject to limits or subjected to limits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: circumscribed
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he caught the express to New York
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: express
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: public transport
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مَحْدُود (maḥdūd) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Armenian: սահմանափակ (sahmanapʻak) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Azerbaijani: məhdud — with certain limits placed upon it
- Belarusian: абмежава́ны (abmježavány) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Bulgarian: ограниче́н (ograničén) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Chinese Mandarin: 有限的 (yǒuxiàn de) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Czech: omezený — with certain limits placed upon it
- Danish: begrænset — with certain limits placed upon it
- Dutch: begrensd — with certain limits placed upon it
- Dutch: beperkt — with certain limits placed upon it
- Finnish: rajoitettu — with certain limits placed upon it
- French: limité — with certain limits placed upon it
- Georgian: შეზღუდული (šezɣuduli) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Georgian: ლიმიტირებული (limiṭirebuli) — with certain limits placed upon it
- German: begrenzt — with certain limits placed upon it
- German: beschränkt — with certain limits placed upon it
- Greek: περιορισμένος (periorisménos) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Hebrew: מוגבל \ מֻגְבָּל (mugbál) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Hindi: सीमित (sīmit) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Hindi: परिमित (parimit) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Hungarian: korlátolt — with certain limits placed upon it
- Hungarian: korlátozott — with certain limits placed upon it
- Indonesian: terbatas — with certain limits placed upon it
- Irish: teoranta — with certain limits placed upon it
- Italian: limitato — with certain limits placed upon it
- Japanese: 限られた (kagirareta) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Japanese: 有限の (yūgen no) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Korean: 제한된 (jehandoen) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Korean: 유한의 (yuhanui) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Latin: fīnītus — with certain limits placed upon it
- Latin: dēfinītus — with certain limits placed upon it
- Latvian: ierobežots — with certain limits placed upon it
- Macedonian: ограничен (ograničen) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Malayalam: പരിമിതമായ (parimitamāya) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Malayalam: പരിമിത (parimita) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Māori: taparere — with certain limits placed upon it
- Norwegian Bokmål: begrenset — with certain limits placed upon it
- Norwegian Bokmål: begrensa — with certain limits placed upon it
- Plautdietsch: beschrenkjt — with certain limits placed upon it
- Plautdietsch: bejrenst — with certain limits placed upon it
- Polish: ograniczony — with certain limits placed upon it
- Portuguese: limitado — with certain limits placed upon it
- Romanian: limitat — with certain limits placed upon it
- Romanian: mărginit — with certain limits placed upon it
- Russian: ограни́ченный (ograníčennyj) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Sanskrit: अन्तवत् (antavat) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Serbo-Croatian: огра̀ничен — with certain limits placed upon it
- Serbo-Croatian: ogràničen — with certain limits placed upon it
- Slovak: obmedzený — with certain limits placed upon it
- Slovak: ohraničený — with certain limits placed upon it
- Slovene: omejen — with certain limits placed upon it
- Spanish: limitado — with certain limits placed upon it
- Swedish: begränsad — with certain limits placed upon it
- Swedish: inskränkt — with certain limits placed upon it
- Swedish: hjälplig — with certain limits placed upon it
- Turkish: sınırlı — with certain limits placed upon it
- Turkish: tahdit edilmiş — with certain limits placed upon it
- Ukrainian: обме́жений (obméženyj) — with certain limits placed upon it
- Welsh: cyfyngedig — with certain limits placed upon it
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