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exceed

ihk-SEED
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 notes

In 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."

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