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超える — meaning in English

koeru

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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.
  • float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  • surpass verb To do better than, or go beyond, someone or something.

Senses

超える is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • excel (intransitive) To be much better than others.
  • float (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
  • surpass (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

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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