exceed

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 10.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

2. verb To be better than (something).

   The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.

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

   Your password cannot exceed eight characters.

4. verb To predominate.
5. verb To go too far; to be excessive.

Similar words

surpass transcend overstep outdo outmatch surmount outstrip go past pass top

Often followed by

the a that one those in two their

Word family

exceeded exceeding exceeds