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How do you use Delimit in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like circumscribe or limit, plus the exact meaning.

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Delimit in a sentence

Related words

Delimit | Delimitation | Delimiter | Delimited | Delimiters | Delimiting | Delimitations | Delimits

Delimit meaning

To mark or fix the limits of.

Synonyms of Delimit

delimitate be circumscribe limit demarcate subtend delineate define specify confine

Related words

Other words often associated with Delimit or its synonyms:

lessen describe decrease determine minify bound draw show hold control depicted separate

Using Delimit

  • The main meaning on this page is: To mark or fix the limits of.
  • Useful related words include: delimitate, be, circumscribe, limit.
  • In the example corpus, delimit often appears in combinations such as: to delimit, delimit the, and delimit.

Context around Delimit

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quotes 1×

Often after:

string 1× land 1× surnames 1×

Sentence patterns with Delimit

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

define and delimit local regional 1× define or delimit what process 1× double quotes delimit string constants 1× extension and delimit the translation 1× how to delimit and demarcate 1× said to delimit the region 1× slashes to delimit surnames 1× survey and delimit land boundary 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alternatively the trans 1× for particularly heavy 1× however they may 1× problems to be 1× the gedcom standard 1× these criteria may 1×

Common sentence endings:

a rule name 1× armenian azerbaijani border 1× college of electors 1× on the north 1× particular geographic region 1× refugees in indonesia 1×

Words around Delimit

Just before it in the word index:

delimara 4 delima 4 delillo 3 delille 5 delilah 52 delights 199

Just after it in the word index:

delimitation 51 delimitations 3 delimited 17 delimiter 18 delimiters 12 delimiting 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Delimit

  • In this selection, "delimit" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quotes, string, land and surnames stand out and add context to how "delimit" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include define and delimit local regional and define or delimit what process. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "delimit" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with delimit

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Double quotes delimit string constants. (5 words)

The Gedcom standard for exchanging computerized genealogical data uses slashes to delimit surnames. (13 words)

These criteria may include a period of time and will often delimit a particular geographic region. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Problems to be solved include, East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee meetings to survey and delimit land boundary; and Indonesia is seeking resolution of East Timorese refugees in Indonesia. (28 words)

These informal divisions do not form the basis of the modern administrative divisions of these countries, but still define and delimit local regional identity and sense of belonging. (28 words)

For particularly heavy overhead lifts, a taped wrist enables the lifter to regulate wrist extension and delimit the translation of the radius and ulna distal heads. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

One of the remaining sticking points in their discussions is how to delimit and demarcate the long Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Alternatively, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt may be said to delimit the region physiographically on the north.

Double quotes delimit string constants.

For particularly heavy overhead lifts, a taped wrist enables the lifter to regulate wrist extension and delimit the translation of the radius and ulna distal heads.

However they may be used to delimit a rule name when used in prose to discern a rule name.

It does not define or delimit what process a state legislature may use to create its state college of Electors.

Problems to be solved include, East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee meetings to survey and delimit land boundary; and Indonesia is seeking resolution of East Timorese refugees in Indonesia.

The Gedcom standard for exchanging computerized genealogical data uses slashes to delimit surnames.

These criteria may include a period of time and will often delimit a particular geographic region.

These informal divisions do not form the basis of the modern administrative divisions of these countries, but still define and delimit local regional identity and sense of belonging.

Common combinations with delimit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "delimit" in a sentence?
An example: "One of the remaining sticking points in their discussions is how to delimit and demarcate the long Armenian-Azerbaijani border." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "delimit" from authentic English texts.
What does "delimit" mean?
Delimit means: To mark or fix the limits of.
What are synonyms of "delimit"?
Common synonyms of "delimit" include: delimitate, be, circumscribe, limit, demarcate, subtend, delineate, define. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "delimit" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "delimit", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.