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end vs limit

limit vs end

end and limit both are nouns.

end and limit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
end Yes No Yes No
limit Yes No Yes No
As nouns, limit is a hyponym of end; that is, limit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than end:
  • end: the point in time at which something ends
  • limit: final or latest limiting point
Other hyponyms of end include death, last, death, demise, dying, period, year-end, close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point, cease, fag end, tail, tail end, fin de siecle, last gasp, expiration, expiry, termination, terminal point, terminus ad quem.
end (noun) limit (noun)
the part you are expected to play the greatest possible degree of something
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line the boundary of a specific area
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold as far as something can go
a final part or section the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
the last section of a communication final or latest limiting point
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
either extremity of something that has length
a boundary marking the extremities of something
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
a final state
the point in time at which something ends
end (verb) limit (verb)
bring to an end or halt restrict or confine within limits
put an end to place limits on (extent or amount or access)
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical decide upon or fix definitely
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
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