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Conjugation limit conjugation
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limit · verb
Present I limit
Positive I limit
Singular
1st person I limit
2nd person you limit
3rd person he/she/it limits
Plural
1st person we limit
2nd person you limit
3rd person they limit
Negative I don't limit
Singular
1st person I don't limit I do not limit
2nd person you don't limit you do not limit
3rd person he/she/it doesn't limit he/she/it does not limit
Plural
1st person we don't limit we do not limit
2nd person you don't limit you do not limit
3rd person they don't limit they do not limit
Question do I limit?
Singular
1st person do I limit?
2nd person do you limit?
3rd person does he/she/it limit?
Plural
1st person do we limit?
2nd person do you limit?
3rd person do they limit?
Negative question don't I limit?
Singular
1st person don't I limit? do I not limit?
2nd person don't you limit? do you not limit?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it limit? does he/she/it not limit?
Plural
1st person don't we limit? do we not limit?
2nd person don't you limit? do you not limit?
3rd person don't they limit? do they not limit?
Past I limited
Positive I limited
Singular
1st person I limited
2nd person you limited
3rd person he/she/it limited
Plural
1st person we limited
2nd person you limited
3rd person they limited
Negative I didn't limit
Singular
1st person I didn't limit I did not limit
2nd person you didn't limit you did not limit
3rd person he/she/it didn't limit he/she/it did not limit
Plural
1st person we didn't limit we did not limit
2nd person you didn't limit you did not limit
3rd person they didn't limit they did not limit
Question did I limit?
Singular
1st person did I limit?
2nd person did you limit?
3rd person did he/she/it limit?
Plural
1st person did we limit?
2nd person did you limit?
3rd person did they limit?
Negative question didn't I limit?
Singular
1st person didn't I limit? did I not limit?
2nd person didn't you limit? did you not limit?
3rd person didn't he/she/it limit? did he/she/it not limit?
Plural
1st person didn't we limit? did we not limit?
2nd person didn't you limit? did you not limit?
3rd person didn't they limit? did they not limit?
Future I'll limit
Positive I'll limit
Singular
1st person I'll limit I will limit
2nd person you'll limit you will limit
3rd person he/she/it'll limit he/she/it will limit
Plural
1st person we'll limit we will limit
2nd person you'll limit you will limit
3rd person they'll limit they will limit
Negative I won't limit
Singular
1st person I won't limit I will not limit
2nd person you won't limit you will not limit
3rd person he/she/it won't limit he/she/it will not limit
Plural
1st person we won't limit we will not limit
2nd person you won't limit you will not limit
3rd person they won't limit they will not limit
Question will I limit?
Singular
1st person will I limit?
2nd person will you limit?
3rd person will he/she/it limit?
Plural
1st person will we limit?
2nd person will you limit?
3rd person will they limit?
Negative question won't I limit?
Singular
1st person won't I limit? will I not limit?
2nd person won't you limit? will you not limit?
3rd person won't he/she/it limit? will he/she/it not limit?
Plural
1st person won't we limit? will we not limit?
2nd person won't you limit? will you not limit?
3rd person won't they limit? will they not limit?
Conditional I'd limit
Positive I'd limit
Singular
1st person I'd limit I would limit
2nd person you'd limit you would limit
3rd person he/she/it'd limit he/she/it would limit
Plural
1st person we'd limit we would limit
2nd person you'd limit you would limit
3rd person they'd limit they would limit
Negative I wouldn't limit
Singular
1st person I wouldn't limit I would not limit
2nd person you wouldn't limit you would not limit
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't limit he/she/it would not limit
Plural
1st person we wouldn't limit we would not limit
2nd person you wouldn't limit you would not limit
3rd person they wouldn't limit they would not limit
Question would I limit?
Singular
1st person would I limit?
2nd person would you limit?
3rd person would he/she/it limit?
Plural
1st person would we limit?
2nd person would you limit?
3rd person would they limit?
Negative question wouldn't I limit?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I limit? would I not limit?
2nd person wouldn't you limit? would you not limit?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it limit? would he/she/it not limit?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we limit? would we not limit?
2nd person wouldn't you limit? would you not limit?
3rd person wouldn't they limit? would they not limit?
Present continuous I'm limiting
Positive I'm limiting
Singular
1st person I'm limiting I am limiting
2nd person you're limiting you are limiting
3rd person he/she/it's limiting he/she/it is limiting
Plural
1st person we're limiting we are limiting
2nd person you're limiting you are limiting
3rd person they're limiting they are limiting
Negative I'm not limiting
Singular
1st person I'm not limiting I am not limiting
2nd person you aren't limiting you're not limiting you are not limiting
3rd person he/she/it isn't limiting he/she/it's not limiting he/she/it is not limiting
Plural
1st person we aren't limiting we're not limiting we are not limiting
2nd person you aren't limiting you're not limiting you are not limiting
3rd person they aren't limiting they're not limiting they are not limiting
Question am I limiting?
Singular
1st person am I limiting?
2nd person are you limiting?
3rd person is he/she/it limiting?
Plural
1st person are we limiting?
2nd person are you limiting?
3rd person are they limiting?
Negative question aren't I limiting?
Singular
1st person aren't I limiting? am I not limiting?
2nd person aren't you limiting? are you not limiting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it limiting? is he/she/it not limiting?
Plural
1st person aren't we limiting? are we not limiting?
2nd person aren't you limiting? are you not limiting?
3rd person aren't they limiting? are they not limiting?
Past continuous I was limiting
Positive I was limiting
Singular
1st person I was limiting
2nd person you were limiting
3rd person he/she/it was limiting
Plural
1st person we were limiting
2nd person you were limiting
3rd person they were limiting
Negative I wasn't limiting
Singular
1st person I wasn't limiting I was not limiting
2nd person you weren't limiting you were not limiting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't limiting he/she/it was not limiting
Plural
1st person we weren't limiting we were not limiting
2nd person you weren't limiting you were not limiting
3rd person they weren't limiting they were not limiting
Question was I limiting?
Singular
1st person was I limiting?
2nd person were you limiting?
3rd person was he/she/it limiting?
Plural
1st person were we limiting?
2nd person were you limiting?
3rd person were they limiting?
Negative question wasn't I limiting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I limiting? was I not limiting?
2nd person weren't you limiting? were you not limiting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it limiting? was he/she/it not limiting?
Plural
1st person weren't we limiting? were we not limiting?
2nd person weren't you limiting? were you not limiting?
3rd person weren't they limiting? were they not limiting?
Future continuous I'll be limiting
Positive I'll be limiting
Singular
1st person I'll be limiting I will be limiting
2nd person you'll be limiting you will be limiting
3rd person he/she/it'll be limiting he/she/it will be limiting
Plural
1st person we'll be limiting we will be limiting
2nd person you'll be limiting you will be limiting
3rd person they'll be limiting they will be limiting
Negative I won't be limiting
Singular
1st person I won't be limiting I will not be limiting
2nd person you won't be limiting you will not be limiting
3rd person he/she/it won't be limiting he/she/it will not be limiting
Plural
1st person we won't be limiting we will not be limiting
2nd person you won't be limiting you will not be limiting
3rd person they won't be limiting they will not be limiting
Question will I be limiting?
Singular
1st person will I be limiting?
2nd person will you be limiting?
3rd person will he/she/it be limiting?
Plural
1st person will we be limiting?
2nd person will you be limiting?
3rd person will they be limiting?
Negative question won't I be limiting?
Singular
1st person won't I be limiting? will I not be limiting?
2nd person won't you be limiting? will you not be limiting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be limiting? will he/she/it not be limiting?
Plural
1st person won't we be limiting? will we not be limiting?
2nd person won't you be limiting? will you not be limiting?
3rd person won't they be limiting? will they not be limiting?
Conditional continuous I'd be limiting
Positive I'd be limiting
Singular
1st person I'd be limiting I would be limiting
2nd person you'd be limiting you would be limiting
3rd person he/she/it'd be limiting he/she/it would be limiting
Plural
1st person we'd be limiting we would be limiting
2nd person you'd be limiting you would be limiting
3rd person they'd be limiting they would be limiting
Negative I wouldn't be limiting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be limiting I would not be limiting
2nd person you wouldn't be limiting you would not be limiting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be limiting he/she/it would not be limiting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be limiting we would not be limiting
2nd person you wouldn't be limiting you would not be limiting
3rd person they wouldn't be limiting they would not be limiting
Question would I be limiting?
Singular
1st person would I be limiting?
2nd person would you be limiting?
3rd person would he/she/it be limiting?
Plural
1st person would we be limiting?
2nd person would you be limiting?
3rd person would they be limiting?
Negative question wouldn't I be limiting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be limiting? would I not be limiting?
2nd person wouldn't you be limiting? would you not be limiting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be limiting? would he/she/it not be limiting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be limiting? would we not be limiting?
2nd person wouldn't you be limiting? would you not be limiting?
3rd person wouldn't they be limiting? would they not be limiting?
Present perfect I've limited
Positive I've limited
Singular
1st person I've limited I have limited
2nd person you've limited you have limited
3rd person he/she/it's limited he/she/it has limited
Plural
1st person we've limited we have limited
2nd person you've limited you have limited
3rd person they've limited they have limited
Negative I haven't limited
Singular
1st person I haven't limited I have not limited
2nd person you haven't limited you have not limited
3rd person he/she/it hasn't limited he/she/it has not limited
Plural
1st person we haven't limited we have not limited
2nd person you haven't limited you have not limited
3rd person they haven't limited they have not limited
Question have I limited?
Singular
1st person have I limited?
2nd person have you limited?
3rd person has he/she/it limited?
Plural
1st person have we limited?
2nd person have you limited?
3rd person have they limited?
Negative question haven't I limited?
Singular
1st person haven't I limited? have I not limited?
2nd person haven't you limited? have you not limited?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it limited? has he/she/it not limited?
Plural
1st person haven't we limited? have we not limited?
2nd person haven't you limited? have you not limited?
3rd person haven't they limited? have they not limited?
Past perfect I had limited
Positive I had limited
Singular
1st person I had limited
2nd person you had limited
3rd person he/she/it had limited
Plural
1st person we had limited
2nd person you had limited
3rd person they had limited
Negative I hadn't limited
Singular
1st person I hadn't limited I had not limited
2nd person you hadn't limited you had not limited
3rd person he/she/it hadn't limited he/she/it had not limited
Plural
1st person we hadn't limited we had not limited
2nd person you hadn't limited you had not limited
3rd person they hadn't limited they had not limited
Question had I limited?
Singular
1st person had I limited?
2nd person had you limited?
3rd person had he/she/it limited?
Plural
1st person had we limited?
2nd person had you limited?
3rd person had they limited?
Negative question hadn't I limited?
Singular
1st person hadn't I limited? had I not limited?
2nd person hadn't you limited? had you not limited?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it limited? had he/she/it not limited?
Plural
1st person hadn't we limited? had we not limited?
2nd person hadn't you limited? had you not limited?
3rd person hadn't they limited? had they not limited?
Future perfect I'll have limited
Positive I'll have limited
Singular
1st person I'll have limited I will have limited
2nd person you'll have limited you will have limited
3rd person he/she/it'll have limited he/she/it will have limited
Plural
1st person we'll have limited we will have limited
2nd person you'll have limited you will have limited
3rd person they'll have limited they will have limited
Negative I won't have limited
Singular
1st person I won't have limited I will not have limited
2nd person you won't have limited you will not have limited
3rd person he/she/it won't have limited he/she/it will not have limited
Plural
1st person we won't have limited we will not have limited
2nd person you won't have limited you will not have limited
3rd person they won't have limited they will not have limited
Question +'ll I have limited?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have limited? will I have limited?
2nd person +'ll you have limited? will you have limited?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have limited? will he/she/it have limited?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have limited? will we have limited?
2nd person +'ll you have limited? will you have limited?
3rd person +'ll they have limited? will they have limited?
Negative question won't I have limited?
Singular
1st person won't I have limited? will I not have limited?
2nd person won't you have limited? will you not have limited?
3rd person won't he/she/it have limited? will he/she/it not have limited?
Plural
1st person won't we have limited? will we not have limited?
2nd person won't you have limited? will you not have limited?
3rd person won't they have limited? will they not have limited?
Conditional perfect I'd have limited
Positive I'd have limited
Singular
1st person I'd have limited I would have limited
2nd person you'd have limited you would have limited
3rd person he/she/it'd have limited he/she/it would have limited
Plural
1st person we'd have limited we would have limited
2nd person you'd have limited you would have limited
3rd person they'd have limited they would have limited
Negative I wouldn't have limited
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have limited I would not have limited
2nd person you wouldn't have limited you would not have limited
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have limited he/she/it would not have limited
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have limited we would not have limited
2nd person you wouldn't have limited you would not have limited
3rd person they wouldn't have limited they would not have limited
Question would I have limited?
Singular
1st person would I have limited?
2nd person would you have limited?
3rd person would he/she/it have limited?
Plural
1st person would we have limited?
2nd person would you have limited?
3rd person would they have limited?
Negative question wouldn't I have limited?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have limited? would I not have limited?
2nd person wouldn't you have limited? would you not have limited?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have limited? would he/she/it not have limited?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have limited? would we not have limited?
2nd person wouldn't you have limited? would you not have limited?
3rd person wouldn't they have limited? would they not have limited?
Imperative limit!
Positive
you limit!
we let's limit!
Negative
you don't limit!
we let's not limit!
Examples limit examples
How do I use limit in a sentence?
Simple sentences
There is a limit to how much one can tolerate.
Raising the prices of goods and services has no limit.
Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
We should observe the speed limit.
Brian intends to strictly limit the money he uses.
The car is exceeding the speed limit.
What's the speed limit on this road?
There is a limit to everything.
Keep on swimming up to your limit.
There is no limit to human progress.
Don't go beyond the speed limit.
Everything has its limit.
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Don't exceed the speed limit.
The blood alcohol limit for drunken driving is.08 percent in Texas.
There is no limit to the universe.
Your car exceeded the speed limit.
We limit baggage to ten kilograms each.
You were exceeding the speed limit, weren't you?
Please limit your presentation to 30 minutes.
Movie subtitles
I'll stop for good what limit did you settle?
You're gonna nail me every time I step out of line and sock me to the limit.
If that isn't the blasted limit.
Not doin' nothin', because, well, you know, a fella just out of the can and broke. just lookin' and standing' is about the limit of your activities.
You're bullying too hard, my dear, and there's a limit to bullying.
And there's no limit to your extravagance.
Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves.
The press will back you to the limit.
That's the limit.
There's a limit, even to revolutions.
We're outside the 12-mile limit!
I like the Duke, but there's a limit to everything!
In flying, the sky's the limit.
If it's action you boys want, the games are open, the roof the limit.
Our time limit's only 20 minutes, right?
Fortunately, heavenly patience has no limit.
I'll have to charge you with the difference between the limit and the loss.
And now, and I don't mean to complain, but there is a limit. Meaning?
There is no limit to man's ingenuity.
You're the limit.
There's a limit to what a woman can stand.
The roof's the limit, and if you're really playful I'II take that off too.
It's a fair gamble, especially if there's no limit.
But for being an experiment, the sky is the limit.
The ceiling seems to be your limit.
What's the limit?
That's the limit. I should be applauded!
Go the limit, Peter.
But where, where is the limit of suffering?
All right. I'll have the croupier suspend the table limit while you're playing.
Because, it would really be the limit if you criticized me. who slaved for twenty-five years like the miserable woman I was.
The sky's the limit.
Anyhow, it's a fair gamble, especially if the house will take off the limit.
There's no limit here.
News and current affairs
Two main problems limit the availability of medicines today.
And, of course, being General Secretary carries no constitutional term limit.
So, instead of retiring gracefully, as presidents from Bill Clinton to Boris Yeltsin routinely do, Kuchma wants to change the constitution in order to become an all-powerful prime minister who will never face a limit on the length of his term.
In fact, the world's per capita emissions were 4,700 kilograms, or more than double the permissible limit.
At the same time, it is important to pursue international efforts to develop rules of the road that can limit conflict.
Trying to limit all intrusions would be impossible, but one could start with cyber crime and cyber terrorism involving non-state parties.
The law would permit marital rape, limit women's movements - say, for work or study - without male permission, and even make it illegal for a woman to refuse to dress as her husband wishes.
Nations could set the more ambitious goal of limiting the long-term change in the earth's temperature, and then assign emissions rights among countries in such a way that will eventually limit temperature increases to an acceptable level.
After all, by capping spreads, the buyback facility would limit the downside risk while providing incentives to hold the bonds and wait for the upside - a good reason, perhaps, to make the facility a temporary offer.
Europe's global influence is feeble because of its internal quarrels and lack of unity, which render the European Union weak and limit its ability to act.
What little chance there was of the US backing any global plan to limit or tax carbon emissions has disappeared.
It also sets a limit on how much debt the US Treasury is allowed to issue.
Australia and other countries provide models of how to do it: regulate and limit gun ownership to approved uses.
America's founding fathers were motivated by a similar belief that unchecked power, even when democratically legitimated, could be dangerous, which is why they created a constitutional system of internally separated powers to limit the executive.
But, while emissions in the rich nations were far above the permissible limit, Sri Lankan emissions were, at 660 kilograms, well below it.
What matters is their output of modern industrial goods (and services), which can expand without limit as long as domestic demand expands simultaneously.
Safety concerns and cost also limit intervention by international conservation organizations.
The acceptance of violence without limit will be the most devastating feature of Arafat's legacy.
Immediately, the bombings began to be cited by some leaders as a call to limit constitutional rights.
Contrary to most commentary, this is not a growth strategy, but rather an attempt to limit the considerable risk of another major downturn, induced by further balance-sheet damage in the housing sector.