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- [am-bit]
- /ˈæm bɪt/
- /ˈæm.bɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [am-bit]
- /ˈæm bɪt/
Definitions of ambit word
- singular noun ambit The ambit of something is its range or extent. 3
- noun ambit scope or extent 3
- noun ambit limits, boundary, or circumference 3
- noun ambit a circuit or circumference 3
- noun ambit the limits or scope; bounds 3
- noun ambit circumference; circuit. 1
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Origin of ambit
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin ambitus a going around, equivalent to amb- ambi- + itus a going (i- (stem of īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action)
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Parts of speech for Ambit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ambit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ambit
noun ambit
- space — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
- scope — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
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