'Exceed' definitions:

Definition of 'exceed'

(from WordNet)
verb
Be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed, transcend, surpass]
verb
Be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
verb
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" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]

Definition of 'Exceed'

From: GCIDE
  • Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der. See Cede.] 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; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. [1913 Webster]
  • Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.
  • Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Exceed'

From: GCIDE
  • Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. i.
  • 1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed." --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. --Deut. xxv. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'exceed'

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