About The Word Exceed

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Exceed

Exceed Meaning & Definition
Exceed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exceed?

[v] 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"
[v] go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[v] go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Exceed: go past | outdo | outgo | outmatch | outstrip | overstep | pass | surmount | surpass | top | transcend

Related Terms | Find terms related to Exceed: beat | best | better | bulk | bulk large | cap | dare | eclipse | exaggerate | excel | go beyond | go one better | improve on | loom | loom large | outdistance | outdo | outpace | outrank | outreach | outrun | outshine | outsoar | outstep | outstrip | outweigh | overbalance | overbear | overcome | overdo | overextend | overgo | overjump | overleap | overpass | overreach | overrun | overshadow | overshoot | overshoot the field | overshoot the mark | overstep | overstride | overtake | overtop | overwhelm | pass | perfect | predominate | preponderate | presume | prevail | rear | rise above | soar | stand out | superabound | surpass | top | tower | tower above | tower over | transcend | trump | venture

See Also | beat | beat out | better | break | circumvent | crush | excel | outbrave | outcry | outdraw | outfox | outgrow | out-herod | outmarch | outpace | outrange | outroar | outsail | outsell | outshine | outshout | outsmart | outwear | outweigh | outwit | overreach | shame | shell | stand out | surpass | trounce | vanquish

Exceed In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exceeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exceeding}.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der. See {Cede}.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. --Shak. Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope. Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
\Ex*ceed"\, v. i. 1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. ``In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed.'' --Jer. Taylor. Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. --Deut. xxv. 3. 2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. --Shak.

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