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verb (used with object)
1.
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit.
2.
to go beyond the bounds or limits of: to exceed one's understanding.
3.
to surpass; be superior to; excel: Her performance exceeded all the others.
verb (used without object)
4.
to be greater, as in quantity or degree.
5.
to surpass others; excel or be superior.
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Related forms
ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective
ex·ceed·er, noun
su·per·ex·ceed, verb (used without object)
un·ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·ceed·ed, adjective
Synonyms
2. overstep, transcend. 3. outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.
2. overstep, transcend. 3. outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.
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exceed (ɪkˈsiːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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) |
| [C14: from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go] | |
| ex'ceedable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'ceeder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
exceed
late 14c., from O.Fr. exceder, from L. excedere "depart, go beyond," from ex- "out" + 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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Computing Dictionary
Exceed definition
interfaceA tool to display remote X Window System applications on Microsoft Windows. Exceed is not an X server.
(2001-04-29)
Example sentences
Fair use only covers the use of short clips, and you might easily exceed that.
By contrast, suppose you and your neighbor have bet on whether today's peak temperature would exceed fifty degrees.
There are exceptions, however, that permit teams to exceed that number.
For any expansion to be sustainable, the growth in resource consumption cannot exceed the growth in resource production.
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