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übersteigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exceed verb To be greater than, or go beyond, a certain amount or limit.
  • excel verb To be very good at something, or to do noticeably better than others.
  • outweigh verb To be more important, significant, or valuable than something else.
  • surpass verb To do better than, or go beyond, someone or something.
  • transcend verb To go beyond the usual limits of something.

Senses

übersteigen is used for these senses in English:

  • exceed (transitive) To be better than (something).
  • exceed (transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
  • excel (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
  • go past To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.
  • surpass (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
  • transcend (transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.

exceed — full definition

  1. verb To be greater than, or go beyond, a certain amount or limit.
  2. verb To surpass or do better than something else.

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