Englishfor English speakers
segment
Noun
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a part of something
How long is that segment of rope?
Separate the orange into segments then add the segments to the fruit salad.
The snowflake segment of The Nutcracker is my favorite part of the ballet.
The Cowboy-in-Brooklyn segment of the television show was written by Mel Brooks.
segment
Verb
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to make into segments or parts
Will you peel and segment the orange for the fruit salad?
I peeled and segmented the orange for the fruit salad.
limit
Noun
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The limit is the edge of how far something can go. It can go up to the limit but no farther.
This fence is at the limit of my property.
The heater sets a limit to how cold it can be in the house; it can't get colder than that.
There is no limit to what we can do.
limit
Verb
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To make something stay inside a limit.
The fence limits the cows from going out of the field.
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If you limit someone, you reduce or take away their freedom.