exceed

[ ik-seed ]

/ ɪkˈsid /

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verb (used with object)

to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit.

to go beyond the bounds or limits of: to exceed one's understanding.

to surpass; be superior to; excel: Her performance exceeded all the others.

verb (used without object)

to be greater, as in quantity or degree.

to surpass others; excel or be superior.

Words nearby exceed

excaudate, excavate, excavation, excavation of optic disk, excavator, exceed, exceedance, exceeding, exceedingly, excel, excellence

Origin of exceed

1325–75; Middle English exceden < Latin excēdere to go out or beyond. See ex-¹, cede

SYNONYMS FOR exceed

2 overstep, transcend.

3 outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.

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OTHER WORDS FROM exceed

ex·ceed·a·ble, adjectiveex·ceed·er, nounsu·per·ex·ceed, verb (used without object)un·ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective

un·ex·ceed·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH exceed

accede concede exceed

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Examples from the Web for exceeded

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When I actually met her, she exceeded even my highest expectations.
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They have exceeded their numbers: 236 diverse candidates and more than 400 women.
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Rand Paul wants us to focus calmly on the issue of whether governmental authority has exceeded its legitimate scope.
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It is fully calculated by the packers that this number will be exceeded ten per cent in the ensuing year.
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If Alexander exceeded Achilles in cruelty, may not many go beyond Lovelace in that, as well as in debauchery?
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It was, says Southey, a species of rhetoric in which they indulged freely, and exceeded all other sectarians.
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The loss of the sailors is not given; but it could scarcely have exceeded two hundred.
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The annual value of the wine exported often exceeded 500,000.
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British Dictionary definitions for exceeded

exceed

/ (ɪkˈsiːd) /

verb

to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel

(tr) to go beyond the limit or bounds ofto exceed one's income; exceed a speed limit

to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)

Derived forms of exceed

exceedable, adjectiveexceeder, noun

Word Origin for exceed

C14: from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go

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