Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable:
Русский
By meaning 2
to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable:
to go beyond the limits of something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable:
to be better than something else or than expected or desirable:

Examples

100 sentences

  1. You've exceeded your authority.

    Ви перевищили свої повноваження. — Ahha

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  2. You're exceeding your authority.

    Ти перевищуєш свої повноваження. — Ahha

    ruВы превышаете свои полномочия. — marafon

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  3. Imports exceeded exports last year.

    Минулого року імпорт перевищив експорт. — Ahha

    ruВ прошлом году импорт превысил экспорт. — Wezel

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Meaning

5 senses

  1. (transitive)To be larger, greater than (something).

    The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

    überschreiten, hinausgehen über

    превосходи́тьprevosxodítʹ

    переви́щуватиperevýščuvaty, переви́щитиperevýščyty

  2. (transitive)To be better than (something).

    The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.

    Descriptions of nature that far exceed anything else we've heard.

    übertreffen, übersteigen, überbieten

    превосходи́тьprevosxodítʹ

    be superior or better than some standard

  3. (transitive)To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

    Your password cannot exceed eight characters.

    überschreiten, hinausgehen über

    превыша́тьprevyšátʹ

More meanings 2

  1. (intransitive)To predominate.

  2. (intransitive, obsolete)To go too far; to be excessive.

Origin

From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”),

From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.

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Forms

exceeds, exceeding, exceeded, exceeded

regular · Lesson

Base formexceed · to exceed
3rd person singularexceeds
Present participleexceeding
Past simpleexceeded
Past participleexceeded

Tenses

exceed · exceeded · will exceed · have exceeded

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexceed
he, she, itexceeds

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave exceeded
he, she, ithas exceeded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill exceed

Past simpleLesson

all personsexceeded

Synonyms

17 synonyms
To be larger, greater than:outweighB1topA1outbalance
To be better than:excelB2
To go beyond:outstep
(obsolete)To go too far:cross the line
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
to failto be inferiorto fall shortto fall belowto subceedcome short

Word family

9 related words
RelatedexcessB1excessiveB2excessivelyexceedance
Derivedexceedableexceederexceedingexceedinglyunexceeded

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
excavateexcavationexcavatorexceedingexceedingly

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