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(ɪksiːd)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense exceeds, present participle exceeding, past tense, past participle exceeded
1. verb
If something exceeds a particular amount or number, it is greater or larger than that amount or number.
[formal]
Its research budget exceeds $700 million a year. [VERB noun]
The demand for places at some schools exceeds the supply. [VERB noun]
His performance exceeded all expectations. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: surpass, better, pass, eclipse More Synonyms of exceed
2. verb
If you exceed a limit or rule, you go beyond it, even though you are not supposed to or it is against the law.
[formal]
He accepts he was exceeding the speed limit. [VERB noun]
I would be exceeding my powers if I ordered the march to be halted. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of exceed

exceed in British English

(ɪkˈsiːd)
verb
1. 
to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel
2. (transitive)
to go beyond the limit or bounds of
to exceed one's income
exceed a speed limit
3. 
to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)
Derived forms
exceedable (exˈceedable)
adjective
exceeder (exˈceeder)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go

exceed in American English

(ɛkˈsid; ɪkˈsid)
verb transitive
1. 
to go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.)
to exceed a speed limit
2. 
to be more than or greater than; surpass; outdo
to exceed one's expectations
verb intransitive
3.  Rare
to surpass others, as in a quality or quantity; be outstanding
Word origin
ME exceden < OFr exceder < L excedere < ex-, out, beyond + cedere, to go: see cede

Examples of 'exceed' in a sentence
exceed

This led the supply of rental properties to exceed tenant demand and pushed down rents in some areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The nippy air seems to be good for productivity: the average household income exceeds 60,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The big issue is what happens when supply of resources exceeds demand?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The petroleum exploration budget exceeded its mineral exploration budget for the first time last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The attendance charge appeared to exceed the amount allowed under the law.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Any payment exceeding the limit will be taxed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It worked well until drivers exceeded the speed limit.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The many projects that exceed their budgets are salutary evidence that costs must remain in focus.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She admitted that the amount far exceeded her expectations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Landlords with high mortgage costs relative to the rent could lose money because tax bills exceed net income.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It can also be programmed to sound an alarm if the driver exceeds the speed limit for a particular area.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Parking spaces are being fitted with wireless smart sensors that detect vehicles that have exceeded their time limit and alert attendants remotely.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are two smaller training and junior pitches, but demand exceeds supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Our payroll exceeded our income and at one point we were 350,000 in debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
To bid, you must offer to pay an amount that exceeds the current bid.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
You know you exceeded the Mahler limit?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Although her expenditure does not exceed her income at the moment, this may well change.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And 99 per cent exceed speed limits and speed through red lights.
The Sun (2015)
Those who exceed the lifetime limit face a tax charge of 55 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Thousands of French households have been hit by a tax bill that exceeded their total income last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Drivers going at 60mph may not be exceeding the speed limit but it is still too fast for conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This limit could be quite high but should not exceed the amount that might reasonably be bought from the holder's earnings.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
Spread-betters were selling the prices of soft commodities on predictions that cocoa, sugar and coffee supplies could all exceed demand this season.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We discover that for stability, the average elasticity of demand must exceed 0.5.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
Last year, demand for cocoa exceeded production by 70,000 metric tonnes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
exceed

British English: exceed VERB
If something exceeds a particular amount or number, it is greater or larger than that amount or number.
Its research budget exceeds $700 million a year.
  • American English: exceed
  • Brazilian Portuguese: exceder
  • Chinese: 超过 >某数量
  • European Spanish: exceder
  • French: dépasser
  • German: übersteigen
  • Italian: superare
  • Japanese: 超過する
  • Korean: 넘다
  • European Portuguese: exceder
  • Latin American Spanish: exceder

Chinese translation of 'exceed'

exceed

(ɪkˈsiːd) (frm)

vt

  1. (= be greater than) [number, amount, expectations] 超出 (chāochū)
  2. (= go beyond)
    1. [speed limit, budget] 超过(過) (chāoguò)
    2. [powers, duties] 超越 (chāoyuè)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to be greater in degree or quantity
His performance exceeded all expectations.
Synonyms
surpass
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers.
better
He bettered the old record of 4 minutes 24.
pass
They were the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turnover mark.
eclipse
The gramophone was eclipsed by the compact disc.
beat
She was as eager as her captain to beat the record.
cap (informal)
He always has to cap everyone else's achievements.
top
How are you ever going to top that?
be over
be more than
overtake
China overtook Japan to become the world's second-biggest economy.
go beyond
excel
Few dancers have excelled her in virtuosity.
transcend
issues like EU membership that transcend party loyalty
be greater than
outstrip
In pursuing her ambition she outstripped everyone else.
outdo
Both sides have tried to outdo each other.
outreach
be larger than
outshine
He outshone all the other contestants.
surmount
I realised I had to surmount the language barrier.
be superior to
outrun
The population growth will eventually outrun the supply of food.
run rings around (informal)
outdistance
a leading civil servant who easily outdistanced her rivals for the nomination
knock spots off (informal)
put in the shade (informal)
2 (verb) 
Definition
to go beyond the limit of (a restriction)
This programme exceeded the bounds of taste and decency.
Synonyms
go over the limit of
go beyond
overstep
go beyond the bounds of
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Synonyms of 'exceed'

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