exceed
//ɪkˈsiːd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- exceed
- past (v2)
- exceeded
- past participle (v3)
- exceeded
- present participle
- exceeding
- 3rd person singular
- exceeds
Definitions
1.To be larger, greater than (something).
- The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
2.To be better than (something).
- The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
- Descriptions of nature that far exceed anything else we've heard.
3.To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
- Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
- Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
4.To predominate.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3480
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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.