[ˈlɪmɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass
(e.g: the success of the coup showed the limits of monarchical power)

- a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible
(e.g: an age limit)

- a point or value which a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until they are as close to it as desired


Phrases:
- be the limit
- off limits
- within limits
- without limit

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier’. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes

[ˈlɪmɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- set or serve as a limit to
(e.g: try to limit the amount you drink)


Phrases:
- be the limit
- off limits
- within limits
- without limit

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier’. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes