limit

verb

They limit the number of participants in the competition.

意味（1）

(transitive) To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

We need to limit the power of the executive.

意味（2）

(mathematics, intransitive) To have a limit in a particular set.

The sequence limits on the point a.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

a limiting friar