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Begrenzung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambit noun The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
  • limitation noun A restriction on what something can do or how far it can go; a shortcoming.

Senses

Begrenzung is used for these senses in English:

  • ambit (archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
  • check A control; a limit or stop.
  • confine (mostly, in the plural) A boundary or limit.
  • limitation The act of limiting or the state of being limited.

ambit — full definition

  1. noun The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
  2. noun The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
  3. noun The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
  4. noun The circumference of something circular; also, an arc; a circuit, an orbit.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

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