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Explore Delimiting through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Delimiting | Delimiter | Delimited | Delimit | Delimiters | Delimits

Delimiting meaning

present participle and gerund of delimit

Using Delimiting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of delimit
  • In the example corpus, delimiting often appears in combinations such as: delimiting the, for delimiting.

Context around Delimiting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mauritania 1× self 1× first 1×

Often after:

hours 1× surveys 1× programs 1× symbol 1×

Sentence patterns with Delimiting

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

and mauritania delimiting the specific 1× before delimiting the border 1× delimiting surveys performed 1× importance in delimiting the sailing 1× mechanism for delimiting the scope 1× on self delimiting programs and 1× or by delimiting hours 1× the first delimiting symbol slash 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before delimiting the 1× cabo verde has 1× delimiting surveys performed 1× dr chambers has 1× it probably derives 1× the most widely 1×

Common sentence endings:

below the introduction 1× by delimiting hours 1× global times said 1× leonid levin 1974 1× of approximately convert 1× the second symbol 1×

Words around Delimiting

Just before it in the word index:

delimiters 12 delimiter 18 delimited 17 delimitations 3 delimitation 51 delimit 13

Just after it in the word index:

delimits 2 deline 2 delineate 46 delineated 55 delineates 18 delineating 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Delimiting

  • In this selection, "delimiting" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mauritania, self, first, hours, surveys and programs stand out and add context to how "delimiting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and mauritania delimiting the specific and before delimiting the border. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "delimiting" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with delimiting

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

Cabo Verde has signed treaties with Senegal and Mauritania delimiting the specific boundaries. (13 words)

The most widely used one is based on self-delimiting programs, and is mainly due to Leonid Levin (1974). (19 words)

Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faifai Beach, an area of approximately convert. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

This is a mechanism for delimiting the scope of the hypothesis: its sole reason for existence is to establish "B true"; it cannot be used for any other purpose, and in particular, it cannot be used below the introduction. (39 words)

Dr. Chambers has had success helping couples establish phone-free zones and times: either by setting a particular room in the house where the use of that instrument is prohibited or by delimiting hours. (34 words)

Before delimiting the border, it should be a common goal for both the countries to manage the border issue by letting the disputes become “dormant” between the two sides again, Global Times said. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

Dr. Chambers has had success helping couples establish phone-free zones and times: either by setting a particular room in the house where the use of that instrument is prohibited or by delimiting hours.

Before delimiting the border, it should be a common goal for both the countries to manage the border issue by letting the disputes become “dormant” between the two sides again, Global Times said.

Cabo Verde has signed treaties with Senegal and Mauritania delimiting the specific boundaries.

Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faifai Beach, an area of approximately convert.

It probably derives from plein ('to sail') because of the cluster's importance in delimiting the sailing season in the Mediterranean Sea : 'the season of navigation began with their heliacal rising '.

The most widely used one is based on self-delimiting programs, and is mainly due to Leonid Levin (1974).

The regular expression (i.e. pattern) to be searched is placed after the first delimiting symbol (slash here) and the replacement follows the second symbol.

This is a mechanism for delimiting the scope of the hypothesis: its sole reason for existence is to establish "B true"; it cannot be used for any other purpose, and in particular, it cannot be used below the introduction.

Common combinations with delimiting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "delimiting" in a sentence?
An example: "Dr. Chambers has had success helping couples establish phone-free zones and times: either by setting a particular room in the house where the use of that instrument is prohibited or by delimiting hours." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "delimiting" from authentic English texts.
What does "delimiting" mean?
Delimiting means: present participle and gerund of delimit
How many example sentences with "delimiting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "delimiting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.