{
    "term": "limitation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act or process of limiting or controlling somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They would resist any limitation of their powers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "talks on arms limitation"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "restriction",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fundamental", "important", "major"],
                "verb + limitation": ["impose", "place", "put on"],
                "preposition": ["limitation on", "limitation to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a rule, fact or condition that limits something",
            "sensetop": "limitation (on something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to impose limitations on imports"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't accept any limitations on how creative you can be."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Because of space limitations, I can only discuss the first and second points here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There should be no limitations to progress in the talks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a deliberate self-imposed limitation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We face considerable limitations on our capacity to assess and analyse this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've put some limitations on who can purchase these."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "curb, restraint",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fundamental", "important", "major"],
                "verb + limitation": ["impose", "place", "put on"],
                "preposition": ["limitation on", "limitation to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a limit on what somebody/something can do or how good they or it can be",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This technique is useful but it **has its limitations**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has serious limitations as a poet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was well aware of his own limitations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please don't ask me to sing—I know my limitations!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You just have to accept your limitations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despite its limitations, the study has highlighted some interesting issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The limitations of this teaching approach are not always immediately obvious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our findings illustrate the limitations of this treatment."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fundamental", "important", "major"],
                "verb + limitations": ["have", "circumvent", "exceed"],
                "preposition": ["despite somebody’s/​something’s limitation"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn/",
                "audio": "li/limitation/limitation__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn/",
                "audio": "li/limitation/limitation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin limitatio(n-), from the verb limitare, from limes."
}