limit
/ˈlɪmɪt/noun
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सीमा, हद
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] ~ (to sth)
a point at which something stops being possible or existing; the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed
सीमा, हद
- the speed limit
- age limit
- The speed limit on this road is forty kilometres an hour.
+ 2 more examples
- There is a limit to how much one person can carry.
- The age limit for the exam is thirty years.
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[T] ~ sth (to sth)
to stop something from increasing beyond a particular amount or level
सीमित करना
- Limit your screen time to one hour.
- The government has decided to limit the sale of plastic bags in the city.
- The college limits the number of students in each class to forty.
+ 2 more examples
- Doctors advise people to limit the amount of sugar in their tea.
- Rain limited play to just two hours on the first day.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a limit on / to sth
Use on or to after limit for the thing that is restricted; on is more common for rules.
प्रतिबंधित वस्तु के लिए limit के बाद 'on' या 'to' आता है; नियमों के लिए 'on' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- There is a limit on the number of questions you can attempt.
- There is a limit to my patience.
the limit of / the limits of
The limit of a thing is where it stops; the limits of human strength means the extent.
किसी चीज़ की limit वह बिंदु है जहाँ वह रुकती है; 'limits of human strength' का अर्थ सीमा या विस्तार है।
- He pushed himself to the limits of his strength.
limit sth to sth / limit yourself to sth
As a verb, limit takes the thing and to plus the amount allowed.
Verb के रूप में 'limit' के बाद वस्तु आती है और फिर अनुमत मात्रा के साथ 'to' आता है।
- The school limits each class to forty students.
- Radhika limited herself to two cups of tea a day.
be limited to / in
Be limited to shows the range; be limited in shows the amount or area.
'Be limited to' दायरा बताता है; 'be limited in' मात्रा या क्षेत्र बताता है।
- The offer is limited to students only.
- Our time is limited in the library.
within the limits / off limits / over the limit
Within the limit is allowed; over the limit is more than allowed; off limits means forbidden.
'Within the limit' अनुमत है; 'over the limit' अनुमति से अधिक; 'off limits' का अर्थ निषिद्ध है।
- The driver was over the speed limit.
- The lab is off limits to students after six.
+Collocations 5
adjective + limit
speedagetimeupperlowerlegal
- The age limit for this exam is thirty years.
verb + limit
setimposeexceedreachraisestay within
- The bank has set a limit on cash withdrawals.
limit + noun
limit orderlimit pricelimit switch
- Please keep within the word limit.
word / credit limit
word limitcredit limitweight limitspending limitbaggage limit
- Your baggage limit is twenty kilograms.
without / beyond limit
without limitbeyond the limitto the limitno limit
- There is no limit to what hard work can achieve.
“More examples 5
- The speed limit on this highway is eighty kilometres an hour.
इस राजमार्ग पर गति-सीमा अस्सी किलोमीटर प्रति घंटा है।
- There is a word limit of two hundred words for the essay.
निबंध के लिए दो सौ शब्दों की सीमा है।
- Radhika limited herself to one hour of social media a day.
राधिका ने अपने को दिन में एक घंटे की social media तक सीमित रखा।
- The age limit for the post has been relaxed by two years.
इस पद के लिए आयु-सीमा में दो वर्ष की छूट दी गई है।
- The park is off limits after sunset.
सूर्यास्त के बाद पार्क में प्रवेश वर्जित है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There is no limit for his greed.
✓ There is no limit to his greed.
A limit to something is the usual form; for is wrong.
'Limit' के साथ सामान्य रूप 'limit to' है; 'for' गलत है।
✗ The teacher limited us for two questions.
✓ The teacher limited us to two questions.
Limit takes to before the allowed number.
अनुमत संख्या से पहले 'limit' के साथ 'to' आता है।
✗ He crossed the limit of the speed.
✓ He crossed the speed limit.
The natural compound noun is speed limit, with no of.
स्वाभाविक संयुक्त noun 'speed limit' है, उसमें 'of' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Limit, boundary and restriction all set an edge, but a limit is about amount, a boundary about space and a restriction about rules.
तीनों सीमा बताते हैं, पर limit मात्रा के बारे में, boundary स्थान के बारे में और restriction नियमों के बारे में है।
The greatest amount or point that is allowed or possible.
अनुमत या संभव अधिकतम मात्रा या बिंदु।
- The limit for the exam is three hours.
A line that marks the edge of an area of land.
भूमि के क्षेत्र का किनारा बताने वाली रेखा।
- A wall marks the boundary of the school.
A rule or condition that controls what you can do.
ऐसा नियम या शर्त जो आपके कार्य को नियंत्रित करे।
- There is a restriction on carrying mobiles.
¶Idioms 2
off limits
(of a place) where people are not allowed to go
प्रवेश वर्जित
- The staff room is off limits to students.
the sky's the limit
there is no limit to what somebody can achieve
कोई सीमा नहीं
- With hard work, the sky's the limit.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
lim·it
?Which word?
Keep the limit words together: limit, boundary, ceiling (an upper limit), threshold (a lower limit), cap.
सीमा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: limit, boundary, ceiling (ऊपरी सीमा), threshold (निचली सीमा), cap।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Off limits (not allowed), the sky's the limit, within limits (to a reasonable degree), push sb to the limit.
Idioms: off limits (वर्जित), the sky's the limit, within limits (उचित सीमा तक), push sb to the limit।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The upper age limit for SSC CGL varies by post; reserved categories get age relaxation.
SSC CGL की अधिकतम आयु सीमा पद के अनुसार अलग है; आरक्षित वर्गों को आयु में छूट मिलती है।