Pronunciations (2)
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/ɪkˈsiːd/
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ɪkˈsiːd
Verb
To be larger, greater than (something).
Usage- Transitive
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The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
To be better than (something).
Usage- Transitive
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The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
Descriptions of nature that far exceed anything else we've heard.
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Usage- Transitive
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Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
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Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.
To predominate.
Usage- Intransitive
To go too far; to be excessive.
Usage- Intransitive
- Obsolete
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And to speak impartially, old Men, from whom we should expect the greatest example of Wisdom, do most exceed in this point of folly […].
Verb
be greater in scope or size than some standard
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Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
be superior or better than some standard
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She exceeded our expectations
She topped her performance of last year
be or do something to a greater degree
- Broader terms
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her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
She outdoes all other athletes
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This exceeds all my expectations
This car outperforms all others in its class