Exceed
/ɪkˈsiːd/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To be larger, greater than (something). transitive
"The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004."
- 2 be or do something to a greater degree wordnet
- 3 To be better than (something). transitive
"The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations."
- 4 be superior or better than some standard wordnet
- 5 To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. transitive
"Your password cannot exceed eight characters."
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- 6 be greater in scope or size than some standard wordnet
- 7 To predominate. intransitive
- 8 To go too far; to be excessive. intransitive, obsolete
"And to speak impartially, old Men, from whom we should expect the greatest example of Wisdom, do most exceed in this point of folly […]."
Example
More examples"The length of the article is not to exceed 1000 words."
Etymology
From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.