exceed
[ik-seed]
- 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.
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- to be greater, as in quantity or degree.
- to surpass others; excel or be superior.
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Origin of exceed
Synonyms
See more synonyms for exceed on Thesaurus.com2. overstep, transcend. 3. outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.
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Examples from the Web for exceeded
Contemporary Examples
The one passed after 9/11 specifically talks about the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks and ISIS has exceeded that definition.
But, his stay in Bhutan has exceeded a decade now, making him more of a local than a foreigner.
When I actually met her, she exceeded even my highest expectations.
They have exceeded their numbers: 236 diverse candidates and more than 400 women.
Rand Paul wants us to focus calmly on the issue of whether governmental authority has exceeded its legitimate scope.
Historical Examples
But already this first section of my book has exceeded its limits.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
It might have exceeded your power to prevent it under other circumstances, Jack.
The loss of the British, in killed and wounded, exceeded one hundred.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers
And that which neither exceeds nor is exceeded, must be on an equality; and being on an equality, must be equal.
ParmenidesPlato
I exceeded my intentions in that I carried off two prisoners instead of one.
The Sea-HawkRaphael Sabatini
exceed
- 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)
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go
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Word Origin and History for exceeded
exceed
v.
late 14c., from Old French exceder (14c.) "exceed, surpass, go too far," from Latin excedere "depart, go beyond, be in excess, surpass," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cedere "go, yield" (see cede).
Related: Exceeded; exceeding. Exceedingly (late 15c.) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (mid-15c.) means "too greatly or too much."
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