限る — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.
• limited adj Restricted in size, amount, or scope; not extensive.

Senses

限る is used for these senses in English:

• confine (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]
• limit (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
• limited With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

limit — full definition

1. noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
2. verb To keep something within a certain boundary or amount; to restrict.

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