Exceed

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  • transitive verb. To be greater than, as in number or degree; surpass.
  • transitive verb. To go beyond the limits of.
  • transitive verb. To be better than or superior to: synonym: excel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To pass or go beyond; proceed beyond the given or supposed limit, measure, or quantity of: as, the task exceeds his strength; he has exceeded his authority.
  • To surpass; be superior to; excel.
  • Synonyms To transcend, outdo, outvie, outstrip.
  • To go too far; pass the proper bounds; go over any given limit, number, or measure: as, to exceed in eating or drinking.
  • To bear the greater proportion; be more or larger; predominate.
  • To excel.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
  • intransitive verb. To be more or greater; to be paramount.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To be larger, greater than (something).
  • verb. To be better than (something).
  • verb. To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.
  • verb. To predominate
  • verb. To overdo
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. be or do something to a greater degree
  • verb. be superior or better than some standard
  • verb. be greater in scope or size than some standard
  • Word Usage
    "But should they exceed the contract price then the 11 per cent. was to be proportionately decreased by an arranged sliding scale, provided, however, that Van Hattum and Co. did not _exceed the specification by more than 100 per cent. _, in which latter case the"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    fail  fall  inferior  short  to  
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    excel  stand out  surpass  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    overgrow  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aristide  Bede  Ede  Gilead  Mead  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beat  best  better  bulk  bulk large  
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