limit vs choose
choose vs limitlimit is a noun but choose is not a noun.
limit and choose both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| limit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| choose | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
choose is a hypernym of
limit; that is, choose is a
word with a broader meaning than limit:
- limit: decide upon or fix definitely
- choose: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
| limit (noun) | choose (noun) |
|---|---|
| the greatest possible degree of something | |
| the boundary of a specific area | |
| as far as something can go | |
| the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed | |
| the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity | |
| final or latest limiting point |
| limit (verb) | choose (verb) |
|---|---|
| restrict or confine within limits | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| place limits on (extent or amount or access) | see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way |
| decide upon or fix definitely | select as an alternative over another |
Words related to "limit"
- absoluteness
- bound
- boundary
- bounds
- brink
- cap
- choose
- circumscribe
- city limit
- city limits
- clamp down
- confine
- confine to
- constrain
- crack down
- cramp
- cumber
- curb
- curtail
- cut back
- cutoff
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demarcation
- demarcation line
- determine
- draw a line
- draw the line
- edge
- encumber
- end
- ending
- extent
- extremity
- extremum
- fix
- gate
- halter
- hamper
- heat barrier
- hold down
- indefinite quantity
- keep down
- knife-edge
- lessen
- level best
- limit point
- limitation
- limiter
- lower limit
- mark off
- mark out
- maximum
- minify
- minimum
- name
- number
- peak
- pick out
- point of accumulation
- quantify
- range
- reach
- reduce
- reset
- restrain
- restrict
- scant
- select
- set
- skimp
- specify
- starkness
- stiffen
- strangle
- sublimit
- take
- terminal point
- terminus ad quem
- thermal barrier
- three-mile limit
- throttle
- tie
- tighten
- tighten up
- trammel
- upper limit
- utmost
- uttermost
- utterness
- verge
Words related to "choose"
- adopt
- anoint
- assign
- buy
- compare
- cop out
- cream off
- cull out
- decide
- define
- determine
- dial
- draw
- elect
- empanel
- espouse
- evaluate
- excerpt
- extract
- field
- fix
- follow
- go
- impanel
- judge
- limit
- make up one's mind
- nominate
- opt
- opt out
- panel
- pass judgment
- pick
- pick out
- pick over
- plump
- prefer
- propose
- purchase
- screen
- screen out
- select
- set
- set apart
- sieve
- sieve out
- sift
- single out
- skim off
- sort
- specify
- take
- take out
- think of
- vote
- vote in
- winnow
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