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nounadjectiveverb

il limitare

limit

Definition & meaning

Limitare has two main uses:

  • As a verb, to limit, restrict, or reduce something: limitare i costi means “to limit costs.”
  • As a masculine noun, threshold or entrance, either literally or figuratively: sul limitare del bosco means “at the edge of the woods.”

Grammar & Word origin

The verb limitare is a regular first-conjugation verb. It can be transitive, or reflexive as limitarsi , meaning “to limit oneself” or “to confine oneself to something.”

Both the verb and the noun come from Latin words related to limes, meaning “boundary” or “border.”

Synonyms & antonyms

For the verb:

  • restringere — “to narrow” or “restrict,” often emphasizing a tighter range.
  • ridurre — “to reduce,” emphasizing a decrease in amount or size.
  • ampliare — “to expand,” an opposite when referring to scope or extent.
  • aumentare — “to increase,” an opposite when referring to quantity.

For the noun, soglia means “threshold” and is more common for a doorway or a figurative starting point. Margine means “edge” or “margin,” rather than an entrance.

Common phrases & collocations

  • limitare i danni — to limit the damage.
  • limitarsi a — to confine oneself to; to merely do something.
  • sul limitare di — at the edge or threshold of.

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Examples

Dobbiamo limitare lo spreco di acqua.verb

We must limit the waste of water.

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