verb
exceed
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verb
1
To be greater than, or go beyond, a certain amount or limit.
"His expenses exceeded the budget by a wide margin."
2
To surpass or do better than something else.
"The new model exceeds all previous versions in speed."
How to Use Exceed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo go beyond a limit, or to be better than something.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "succeed" (to achieve or come after) or "accede" (to agree/give in).
Easily confused with
accede
succeed →
Common pairings
exceed expectations
exceed the limit
exceed a budget
Word Forms
exceeded past tense, exceeds singular
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Etymology
From Old French exceder, from Latin excedere, "to go beyond," from ex- ("out") + cedere ("to go, yield") — the same root as "cede" and "accede."