limiting

• يصف شيئًا يحدّ من الإمكانات أو الأفعال أو النمو أو يضيّقها. ويُستعمل أيضًا لوصف الشيء المقيَّد أو المحدود.

Describes something that restricts or confines possibilities, actions, or growth.

1. RestrictiveB2formal

   Placing restrictions on the scope, extent, or freedom of action or thought.

   مُقَيِّد

   • The strict rules were very limiting for the students' creativity.
   • A limiting belief can prevent you from achieving your goals.
   • The budget constraints were limiting the project's scope.

   المرادفاتconfiningconstrainingcurbingnarrowrestrictingrestrictive

   الأضدادfreeliberalopenpermissiveunrestrictive

2. Grammatical RestrictionC1formal

   In grammar, describing a word or phrase that restricts the reference of the word it modifies, making it specific rather than general.

   تقييدي

   • In the phrase 'the book that I read,' the clause 'that I read' is a limiting modifier.
   • Adjectives can be either descriptive or limiting in function.
   • A limiting adjective, like 'this' or 'my,' specifies which noun is being referred to.

   المرادفاتdefiningrestrictive

   الأضدادdescriptivenonrestrictivequalifying

• علاقة نحوية أو دلالية تنشأ عندما يحدد عنصر لغوي معنى عبارة أو يضيّق دلالتها.

A noun referring to the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.

1. Grammatical qualificationC2formaltechnical

   The grammatical relation in which a word or phrase restricts or qualifies the meaning of another element in a sentence.

   التقييد النحوي

   • In the phrase 'the only option', the word 'only' serves as a limiting element.
   • Adjectives can function as limiting words when they narrow the scope of nouns.
   • Some linguists debate the distinction between descriptive and limiting modifiers.

   المرادفاتmodificationqualificationqualifying

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على تقييد شيء أو حصره ضمن حدود أو نطاق معيّن، أو كبحه والسّيطرة عليه بحيث لا يتجاوزه.

A verb used to indicate the act of restricting or confining something within certain boundaries or limits.

1. Restrict or confineB1formal

   To set a boundary or restriction on something, preventing it from exceeding a certain point.

   يحدّ

   • The government decided to limit the number of imports.
   • You should limit your screen time to two hours a day.
   • The new law limits the amount of pollution factories can produce.

   المرادفاتboundcapcircumscribeconfineconstraincurbrestrainrestrict

   الأضدادexpandextendfreeliberatereleaseunbounded

2. Reduce or controlB1formal

   To keep something within a specific range or level.

   يحدّ

   • We need to limit our expenses this month.
   • The doctor advised him to limit his salt intake.
   • The company limited the number of participants in the training.

   المرادفاتcapcheckconstraincontrolcurbhold downregulaterestrainrestricttame

   الأضدادexpandextendfreeincreaserelease