avgrense

verbverb

to limit, to restrict, to delimit · to bound, to form the boundary of

være grense for to form the boundary of
- gjerdet avgrenser eiendommen the fence marks the boundary of the property
- landet er i sør avgrenset av en fjellkjede to the south the country is bounded by a mountain range
holde innenfor visse grenser;
bestemme omfanget av to keep within certain limits;
to determine the extent of
- avgrense jaktområdet to demarcate the hunting area
- avgrense skogbrannen to contain the forest fire
- avgrense emnet for oppgaven to narrow down the topic of the assignment
- avgrense seg to set boundaries for oneself
brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
- avgrenset taletid limited speaking time