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exceed

to go beyond the bounds: exceed the speed limit; outdo; beat

Not to be confused with:

accede – assent or yield; give consent; agree: accede to the terms of the agreement; to attain an office; succeed: accede to the throne

concede – yielding without necessarily agreeing: He conceded the election before all the votes were in.

ex·ceed

(ĭk-sēd′)

tr.v. ex·ceed·ed, ex·ceed·ing, ex·ceeds

1. To be greater than, as in number or degree; surpass: a fortune that exceeds ten million dollars; demand that exceeded supply.

2. To go beyond the limits of: I exceeded my allowance. The car exceeded the speed limit.

3. To be better than or superior to: a material that exceeds all others in durability. See Synonyms at excel.

[Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdere : ex-, ex- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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exceed

(ɪkˈsiːd)

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]

exˈceedable adj

exˈceeder n

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ex•ceed

(ɪkˈsid)

v.t.

1. to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit.

2. to go beyond the bounds or limits of; overstep.

3. to surpass; be superior to; excel.

v.i.

4. to be greater, as in quantity or degree.

5. to surpass others; excel or be superior.

[1325–75; < Latin excēdere to go out or beyond]

ex•ceed′a•ble, adj.

ex•ceed′er, n.

exceed

Past participle: exceeded
Gerund: exceeding

Imperative
exceed
exceed

Present
I exceed
you exceed
he/she/it exceeds
we exceed
you exceed
they exceed

Preterite
I exceeded
you exceeded
he/she/it exceeded
we exceeded
you exceeded
they exceeded

Present Continuous
I am exceeding
you are exceeding
he/she/it is exceeding
we are exceeding
you are exceeding
they are exceeding

Present Perfect
I have exceeded
you have exceeded
he/she/it has exceeded
we have exceeded
you have exceeded
they have exceeded

Past Continuous
I was exceeding
you were exceeding
he/she/it was exceeding
we were exceeding
you were exceeding
they were exceeding

Past Perfect
I had exceeded
you had exceeded
he/she/it had exceeded
we had exceeded
you had exceeded
they had exceeded

Future
I will exceed
you will exceed
he/she/it will exceed
we will exceed
you will exceed
they will exceed

Future Perfect
I will have exceeded
you will have exceeded
he/she/it will have exceeded
we will have exceeded
you will have exceeded
they will have exceeded

Future Continuous
I will be exceeding
you will be exceeding
he/she/it will be exceeding
we will be exceeding
you will be exceeding
they will be exceeding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been exceeding
you have been exceeding
he/she/it has been exceeding
we have been exceeding
you have been exceeding
they have been exceeding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been exceeding
you will have been exceeding
he/she/it will have been exceeding
we will have been exceeding
you will have been exceeding
they will have been exceeding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been exceeding
you had been exceeding
he/she/it had been exceeding
we had been exceeding
you had been exceeding
they had been exceeding

Conditional
I would exceed
you would exceed
he/she/it would exceed
we would exceed
you would exceed
they would exceed

Past Conditional
I would have exceeded
you would have exceeded
he/she/it would have exceeded
we would have exceeded
you would have exceeded
they would have exceeded

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Verb	1.	exceed - be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" transcend, surpass overgrow - grow too large
	2.	exceed - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" top, transcend, go past, overstep, pass excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
	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" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, surmount 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 outcry, outshout - shout louder 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" better, break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" 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.

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exceed

verb

1. To be greater or better than:

best, better, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend.

Informal: beat.

Idioms: go beyond, go one better.

2. To go beyond the limits of:

overreach, overrun, overstep, surpass, transcend.

Translations

يَتَجاوَز، يَزيد عَن، يَتَعَدّى

overskrideovergå

überschreiten

exceder sobrepasar rebasar

dépasser dominer excéder surmonter

fara fram úr/yfir

eccedere superare oltrepassare

nepaprastai

pārsniegt

overskride overstige

превышать

prekročiť

presečipresegati

aşmakgeçmek

超过

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

exceed

[ɪkˈsiːd] vt

(= be greater than) [+ number] → dépasser
to exceed expectations → dépasser les attentes

[+ limit] to exceed the speed limit → commettre un excès de vitesse
to exceed one's budget → dépasser son budget

(= go beyond) [+ one's powers, duty] → outrepasser

exceed

(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

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exceed

[ɪkˈsiːd] vt (gen, speed limit) to exceed (by) → superare (di); (limit, bounds) → oltrepassare; (powers, instructions, duty) → eccedere; (time limit) → superare

exceed

(ikˈsiːd) verb

to go beyond; to be greater than. His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.

exˈceedingly adverb

very. exceedingly nervous.

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Though so short a period ago --not a good life-time --the census of the buffalo in Illinois exceeded the census of men now in London, and though at the present day not one horn or hoof of them remains in all that region; and though the cause of this wondrous extermination was the spear of man; yet the far different nature of the whale-hunt peremptorily forbids so inglorious an end to the Leviathan.

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In this I know not whether I have exceeded or fallen short of your expectation.

Jones flung himself at his benefactor's feet, and taking eagerly hold of his hand, assured him his goodness to him, both now and all other times, had so infinitely exceeded not only his merit but his hopes, that no words could express his sense of it.

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In reality it already exceeded twenty thousand rubles.

Twenty-one rubles," he said, pointing to the figure twenty-one by which the total exceeded the round sum of forty-three thousand; and taking up a pack he prepared to deal.

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I could observe, in their countenances and gestures, the greatest expressions of joy when they exceeded me; and, when the reverse happened, of envy.

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When in the Convent, my progress had always exceeded my instructions, my Acquirements had been wonderfull for my age, and I had shortly surpassed my Masters.

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The voter turnout last Monday for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite exceeded 85 percent, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez announced on Wednesday.

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Mentioning that in the summer, SCC's 2018 forecast on customs duties increased by 760 million manats, Mehdiyev noted that this forecast has already been exceeded.

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Of these, 31 exceeded 9,500sq ft of covered area and 16 exceeded 12,500sq ft of covered area.

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If the energy produced by solar panels exceeds household consumption in a given month, the exceeded energy will be saved for the following month; the householder will not get any money unless production exceeds consumption for a year, he said.