limited

limited
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, seem
become
remain
keep sth

She kept the plans carefully limited to a circle of a few trusted friends.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
decidedly, distinctly, highly, seriously, severely, sharply, strictly

Places are strictly limited, so you should apply as soon as possible.

increasingly
a little, slightly, etc.
comparatively, relatively
apparently
inevitably, necessarily
inherently

This research is inherently limited in its scope.

admittedly

the books in this admittedly limited sample

geographically, socially

The role that women could play was socially limited.

PREPOSITION
in

We're really limited in what we can do these days.

to

The number of passengers is limited to fifteen.

Limited is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑access, ↑aim, ↑amount, ↑appeal, ↑assistance, ↑autonomy, ↑availability, ↑budget, ↑capability, ↑capacity, ↑choice, ↑circulation, ↑company, ↑concession, ↑confines, ↑coverage, ↑data, ↑demand, ↑duration, ↑edition, ↑effectiveness, ↑evidence, ↑exception, ↑experience, ↑expertise, ↑exposure, ↑facility, ↑fashion, ↑franchise, ↑fund, ↑funding, ↑grasp, ↑horizon, ↑imagination, ↑impact, ↑importance, ↑information, ↑intellect, ↑intelligence, ↑intervention, ↑jurisdiction, ↑knowledge, ↑means, ↑menu, ↑mobility, ↑nature, ↑number, ↑objective, ↑opportunity, ↑option, ↑participation, ↑partner, ↑partnership, ↑period, ↑pool, ↑power, ↑proficiency, ↑progress, ↑prospect, ↑purpose, ↑quantity, ↑range, ↑recourse, ↑recovery, ↑registration, ↑relevance, ↑repertoire, ↑resource, ↑role, ↑scope, ↑selection, ↑sense, ↑service, ↑significance, ↑size, ↑sovereignty, ↑space, ↑success, ↑supply, ↑support, ↑time, ↑understanding, ↑use, ↑usefulness, ↑utility, ↑value, ↑visibility, ↑vocabulary, ↑war, ↑warranty

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  • Limited — ist eine Bezeichnung für eine Kapitalgesellschaft in vielen Ländern, die zum Commonwealth oder ehemaligen englischen Kolonien gehören, und steht für: Aktiengesellschaft (Irland) Aktiengesellschaft (Namibia) Aktiengesellschaft (Südafrika)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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