Exceed
[ɪk'siːd;ek-] or [ɪk'sid]
Definition
(verb.) be superior or better than some standard; 'She exceeded our expectations'; 'She topped her performance of last year'.
(verb.) be greater in scope or size than some standard; 'Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds'.
Checker: Pamela--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
(v. i.) To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
(v. i.) To be more or greater; to be paramount.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Transcend, surpass, cap, go beyond.[2]. Excel, outdo, outstrip, outvie, be superior to.
v. n. [1]. Go too far, overstep the proper limit.[2]. Be the greater, bear the greater proportion.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See SURPASS]
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Definition
v.t. to go beyond the limit or measure of: to surpass or excel.—v.i. to go beyond a given or proper limit.—p.adj. Exceed′ing surpassing excessive.—adv. Exceed′ingly very much: greatly.
Typist: Stanley
Examples
- It is particularly requested that Miss Sharp's stay in Russell Square may not exceed ten days. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But he would claim to exceed the non-musician? Plato. The Republic.
- Nothing could exceed in beauty the contrast between these two excellent creatures. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He bounded over the crevices in the ice, among which I had walked with caution; his stature also, as he approached, seemed to exceed that of man. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Their geese and turkeys I usually ate at a mouthful, and I confess they far exceed ours. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- It has been proved by Mr. Grove that the cost of ordinary batteries necessary to maintain the light in full brilliancy would greatly exceed the price of an equal light from gas. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- But the intensity of the vibrations diminishes very rapidly with the distance; so that even with the aid of speaking-tubes and trumpets it is impossible to exceed somewhat narrow limits. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Some authors have maintained that the amount of variation in our domestic productions is soon reached, and can never afterward be exceeded. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The inconsistency and recklessness of Traddles were not to be exceeded by any real politician. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And to her the consciousness of having exceeded in words was peculiarly mortifying. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- By the 15th of the same prince, this liberty was extended till the price of wheat exceeded 48s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In bigness these greater _Dinosaurs_ have never been exceeded, although the sea can still show in the whales creatures as great. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The paymaster was detained in Austin so long that, if we had waited for him, we would have exceeded our leave. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The success of Mr. Sowerberry's ingenious speculation, exceeded even his most sanguine hopes. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- In the present state of Europe, the share of the landlord seldom exceeds a third, sometimes not a fourth part of the whole produce of the land. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But only think what that tiresome Henry has done; really, he exceeds brother-in-law's limits. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It is a singular fact that electricity also so far exceeds the normal rate as to double in value and quantity of output and investment every five years. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The _Times_ newspaper, which greatly exceeds the size of the _Courier_, is now printed by a machine at the rate of 13,000 an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The loss from this cause, in some gas works, exceeds 20 per cent. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- If at any time it exceeds the effectual demand, some of the component parts of its price must be paid below their natural rate. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But if the conferva or parasitic fungus exceeds its allies in the above respects, it will then be dominant within its own class. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- So exceeding affable as she was! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- They could not believe this hard doctrine of a kingdom of service which was its own exceeding great reward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I beg your pardon, Mr. Weller,' said Mr. John Smauker, agonised at the exceeding ungenteel sound, 'will you take my arm? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Being one day abroad with my protector the sorrel nag, and the weather exceeding hot, I entreated him to let me bathe in a river that was near. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Close at his heels came the colonel himself, a man rather over the middle size, but of an exceeding thinness. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Already in the very oldest records the Pharaoh has a power and importance exceeding that of any priest. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The molds are made of cast-iron in sections of such size and weight as will be most convenient for handling, mostly in pieces not exceeding two by four feet in rectangular dimensions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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