limit to



limit someone to something

 
1. to restrict someone to a certain amount or number of something. I will have to limit you to two helpings of mashed potatoes. I limit myself to cola drinks only.
2. to restrict someone to a certain area. Please try to limit your children to your own yard. They limited themselves to the north side of town.
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limit something to something

to restrict something to a limited set, a certain amount, or a specific number of something. Please limit your comments to five minutes. Can you limit your remarks to the subject at hand?
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Folcher-Ancient Germanic
MargeryMAHR-jə-reeEnglish
Faruk-Turkish, Arabic
Hepzibah-Biblical
Vittoria-Italian
Nicolenee-KOL (French), ni-KOL (English)French, English, Dutch, German