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| ex·ceed [ ik sd ] (past and past participle ex·ceed·ed, present participle ex·ceed·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·ceeds) |
transitive verb |
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1. be greater than something: to be greater than something in quantity, degree, or scope
  The cost of the movie is reported to have exceeded 20 million dollars.
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2. go beyond limits: to go beyond the limits of something in quantity, degree, or scope
He was fined for exceeding the speed limit.
You've exceeded your authority.
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3. outdo something or somebody: to be better than something or somebody
descriptions of nature that far exceed anything else we've heard
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| [14th century. Via Old French excéder< Latin excedere "go beyond, depart" < cedere "go"] |
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