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Meaning of ambit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæmbɪt

Definitions

  1. The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
    broadly
  2. The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
    broadly
  3. The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
    archaic
  4. The circumference of something circular; also, an arc; a circuit, an orbit.
    archaic, rare
  5. Chiefly in the plural form ambits: the open space surrounding a building, town, etc.; the grounds or precincts of a place.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“He had invited Destiny to sweep him up in her reaping, by placing himself in the ambit of her scythe; but the sharp reaping-hook had passed him by.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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