limiet — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
- limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
- pale adjective Light in color, or lacking the usual color, especially in the face.
- tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.
Senses
limiet is used for these senses in English:
- bound (often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
- bound (mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
- confine (mostly, in the plural) A boundary or limit.
- limit A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limit (mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
- pale (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
- tether (figurative) The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.
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