Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with limit in British Collocation
limit
verb
transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
The wartime measures severely limited the opening hours of pubs.
amount
Limit the amount you take to what you actually need.
number
We need to limit the number of new countries developing nuclear weapons.
size
These birds have relatively small feet, which limits the size of prey that they can catch.
growth
These plans will aim to limit the spread of disease.
damage
The Italian government is said to be anxious to act quickly to limit the damage caused by such a revelation.
power
He attempted to limit the power of the Supreme Court.
effect
There is surely enough popular support behind measures to limit the impact of climate change.
usefulness
These are all factors which can limit the usefulness of this approach.
someone’s freedom to do something or go somewhere
The law severely limited the freedom of the press.
possibility or choice
Think carefully before you decide which subjects to take. Don’t limit your options.