exceed
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
exceeded
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past participleof exceed.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof exceed.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
exceedverb (used with object)to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
Example Sentences
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All three exceeded their prepandemic net profits last year—particularly standout Royal Caribbean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
When I was young, I used to marvel at countries whose debt-to-GDP ratios exceeded 120%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
According to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, this sum alone has now exceeded £1bn since the leveraged Glazer family buyout in 2005.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The club would have been cleaved by a secondary access road if the unit count exceeded 2,300, the Daily Pilot reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was the one Region whose population increase through immigration exceeded that through births.—And for all who came it had use.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
