ex·ceed ( k-s d )tr.v. ex·ceed·ed, ex·ceed·ing, ex·ceeds 1. To extend beyond or outside of: The river exceeded its banks. 2. To be greater than; surpass: "a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death" (Robert Louis Stevenson). 3. To go beyond the limits of: exceeded my allowance. See Synonyms at excel. [Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin exc dere : ex-, ex- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.] |
exceed [ɪkˈsiːd]
vb
1. to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel
2. (tr) to go beyond the limit or bounds of to exceed one's income exceed a speed limit
3. to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)
[from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go]
exceedable adj
exceeder n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | exceed - be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" overgrow - grow too large |
| 2. | exceed - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" | |
| 3. | exceed - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outgrow - grow faster than outroar - roar louder than outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outrange - have a greater range than (another gun) outweigh - be heavier than outbrave - be braver than out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil outfox - outdo someone in trickery shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" |
exceed
verb
1. surpass, better, pass, eclipse, beat, cap (informal), top, be over, be more than, overtake, go beyond, excel, transcend, be greater than, outstrip, outdo, outreach, be larger than, outshine, surmount, be superior to, outrun, run rings around (informal), outdistance, knock spots off (informal), put in the shade (informal) His performance exceeded all expectations.
2. go over the limit of, go beyond, overstep, go beyond the bounds of This programme exceeded the bounds of taste and decency.
Translations
exceed [ɪkˈsiːd] VT [+ estimate] → exceder (by en) [+ number] → pasar de, exceder de; [+ limit, bounds, speed limit] → sobrepasar, rebasar; [+ rights] → ir más allá de, abusar de; [+ powers, instructions] → excederse en; [+ expectations, fears] → superar
a fine not exceeding £50 → una multa que no pase de 50 libras
a fine not exceeding £50 → una multa que no pase de 50 libras
exceed [ɪkˈsiːd] vt
[+ limit] to exceed the speed limit → commettre un excès de vitesse
to exceed one's budget → dépasser son budget
to exceed one's budget → dépasser son budget
(= go beyond) [+ one's powers, duty] → outrepasser
exceed
vt
(in value, amount, length of time) → übersteigen, überschreiten (by um); the guests exceeded 40 in number → die Zahl der Gäste überstieg 40; to exceed 5 kilos in weight → das Gewicht von 5 kg übersteigen or überschreiten; a fine not exceeding £500 → eine Geldstrafe bis zu £ 500
(= go beyond) → hinausgehen über (+acc); expectations, desires → übertreffen, übersteigen; limits, powers, speed limit → überschreiten
exceed [ɪkˈsiːd] vt (gen, speed limit) to exceed (by) → superare (di); (limit, bounds) → oltrepassare; (powers, instructions, duty) → eccedere; (time limit) → superare
exceed [ɪkˈsiːd] vt (gen, speed limit) to exceed (by) → superare (di); (limit, bounds) → oltrepassare; (powers, instructions, duty) → eccedere; (time limit) → superare
exceed [ɪkˈsiːd] vt (gen, speed limit) to exceed (by) → superare (di); (limit, bounds) → oltrepassare; (powers, instructions, duty) → eccedere; (time limit) → superare
v exceed [ikˈsiːd]
to go beyond; to be greater than His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway. oortref يَتَجاوَز، يَزيد عَن، يَتَعَدّى преувеличавам převýšit; překročit overskride; overgå überschreiten υπερβαίνω, ξεπερνώ exceder, sobrepasar ületama تجاوز کردن؛ فراتر بودن ylittää dépasser לַחֲרוֹג מ- अधिक होना nadmašiti, premašiti felülmúl melampaui fara fram úr/yfir eccedere, superare 超える 초과하다 viršyti pārsniegt melebihi overschrijden overstige, overskride przekraczać exceder a depăşi превышать prekročiť presegati premašiti överstiga, överskrida เกินกว่า geçmek, aşmak 超過 виходити за межі; перебільшувати زیادہ ہو جانا vượt quá 超过
adv exˈceedingly
very exceedingly nervous. buitengewoon, verskriklik جِدا، لِلْغايَه прекалено nesmírně overordentligt; særdeles äußerst πάρα πολύ extremadamente määratult, üli- بسیار hyvin extrêmement מְאוֹד बहुत सा jako, krajnje nagyon sangat ákaflega estremamente とても 매우 be galo, nepaprastai pārmērīgi; ļoti sangat buitengewoon ytterst, i høyeste grad niezmiernie muito/extremamente extrem (de) чрезвычайно nesmierne skrajno krajnje ytterst, oerhört, synnerligen อย่างมากมาย çok 非常 дуже, надзвичайно نہایت cực kỳ 非常
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