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{
"term": "limited",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not very great in amount or extent",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We are doing our best with the **limited resources** available."
},
{
"text": "a limited budget/range"
},
{
"text": "Students were unhappy with the limited space available for study."
},
{
"text": "This animal's intelligence is very limited."
},
{
"text": "This research is inherently limited in its scope."
},
{
"text": "We're really limited in what we can do these days."
},
{
"text": "He has a small vocabulary and is only able to express himself in a limited fashion."
},
{
"text": "I have a limited knowledge of French."
},
{
"text": "She has only a limited understanding of what the job involves."
},
{
"text": "Their campaign had only limited success."
},
{
"text": "These are issues that go beyond the limited confines of this book."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["in", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having a particular limit of time, numbers, etc.",
"sensetop": "limited to something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This offer is for a limited period only."
},
{
"text": "There are only a **limited number** of jobs available."
},
{
"text": "Entry is limited to 150 people.",
"contextForm": "limited to something"
},
{
"text": "The number of passengers is limited to fifteen."
},
{
"text": "Workshops are limited to a maximum of 25 participants."
},
{
"text": "Places are strictly limited, so you should apply as soon as possible."
},
{
"text": "Hurry, as we only have a limited supply of these TVs in stock!"
},
{
"text": "She kept the plans carefully limited to a circle of a few trusted friends."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["in", "to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/",
"audio": "li/limited/limited__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/",
"audio": "li/limited/limited__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}