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ex·cel E0262000 (ĭk-sĕl′)v. ex·celled, ex·cel·ling, ex·cels v.tr. To do or be better than; surpass.v.intr. To show superiority; surpass others: excels at tennis. [Middle English excellen, from Latin excellere; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: excel, surpass, exceed, outstrip, outdo These verbs mean to be greater or better than someone or something. To excel is to achieve a level higher than another or others: She excelled the other speakers in wit and eloquence. To surpass is to go beyond another in performance, quality, or degree: "Nevertheless, I had a sense of overwhelming modernity, of being a pioneer, of having surpassed my mother's generation by leagues and light-years" (Shirley Abbott). Exceed can refer to being superior to another (an invention that exceeds all others in ingenuity), to being greater than something (a salary exceeding 250 thousand dollars a year), and to going beyond a proper limit (exceed one's authority). Outstrip and outdo imply leaving another or others behind, as in a contest or competition: The student outstripped her classmates in academic honors. "So back she went to join the other village flirts, and she outdid them all, with her flaunting smile and the wondrous way her body moved" (William Goldman).excel (ɪkˈsɛl) vb, -cels, -celling or -celled1. to be superior to (another or others); surpass2. (intr; foll by in or at) to be outstandingly good or proficient: he excels at tennis. [C15: from Latin excellere to rise up]ex•cel (ɪkˈsɛl) v. -celled, -cel•ling. v.i. 1. to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well: to excel in math. v.t. 2. to surpass; be superior to; outdo. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin excellere=ex- ex-1 + -cellere to rise high, tower (akin to celsus high)] excel Past participle: excelled Gerund: excelling
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I excel | you excel | he/she/it excels | we excel | you excel | they excel |
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I excelled | you excelled | he/she/it excelled | we excelled | you excelled | they excelled |
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I am excelling | you are excelling | he/she/it is excelling | we are excelling | you are excelling | they are excelling |
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I have excelled | you have excelled | he/she/it has excelled | we have excelled | you have excelled | they have excelled |
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I was excelling | you were excelling | he/she/it was excelling | we were excelling | you were excelling | they were excelling |
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I had excelled | you had excelled | he/she/it had excelled | we had excelled | you had excelled | they had excelled |
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I will excel | you will excel | he/she/it will excel | we will excel | you will excel | they will excel |
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I will have excelled | you will have excelled | he/she/it will have excelled | we will have excelled | you will have excelled | they will have excelled |
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I will be excelling | you will be excelling | he/she/it will be excelling | we will be excelling | you will be excelling | they will be excelling |
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I have been excelling | you have been excelling | he/she/it has been excelling | we have been excelling | you have been excelling | they have been excelling |
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I will have been excelling | you will have been excelling | he/she/it will have been excelling | we will have been excelling | you will have been excelling | they will have been excelling |
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I had been excelling | you had been excelling | he/she/it had been excelling | we had been excelling | you had been excelling | they had been excelling |
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I would excel | you would excel | he/she/it would excel | we would excel | you would excel | they would excel |
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I would have excelled | you would have excelled | he/she/it would have excelled | we would have excelled | you would have excelled | they would have excelled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | excel - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"surpass, stand outtop, transcend, exceed, go past, overstep, pass - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"outrank, rank - take precedence or surpass others in rankexcel at, shine at - be good at; "She shines at math" |
excelverb be superior, better, pass, eclipse, beat, top, cap (informal), exceed, go beyond, surpass, transcend, outdo, outshine, surmount, run rings around (informal), put in the shade (informal), outrival Few dancers have excelled her in virtuosity.excel in or at something be good at, be master of, predominate in, shine at, be proficient in, show talent in, be skilful at, have (something) down to a fine art, be talented at She excelled at outdoor sports.excelverbTo be greater or better than:best, better, exceed, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend.Informal: beat.Idioms: go beyond, go one better.Translationsexcel (ikˈsel) – past tense, past participle exˈcelled – verb1. to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity). He excelled in mathematics / at football. 擅長 擅长2. to be better than. She excels them all at swimming. 勝過 胜过ˈexcellence (ˈek-) noun unusual goodness or worth. this man's excellence as a teacher. 傑出 杰出ˈExcellency (ˈek-) – plural ˈExcellencies – noun (with His, ~Your etc) a title of honour, used eg for ambassadors. His/Your Excellency; Their Excellencies. 閣下 阁下ˈexcellent (ˈek-) adjective unusually good. an excellent plan. 極好的 极好的ˈexcellently adverb 極好地 极好地excel
excel at (something)To perform especially well at something. When we were in school, my brother excelled at art, while I was always better at subjects like science and math. Public speaking is something that Kristy really excels at.See also: excelexcel at something and excel in somethingto do something in a superior fashion. She really excels at running. Wally does not excel at anything. Frank always hoped he would excel in math.See also: excelExcel
ExcelA full-featured spreadsheet for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. It can link many spreadsheets for consolidation and provides a wide variety of business graphics and charts for creating presentation materials. Since its launch in the mid-1980s, Excel has captured some 90% of the spreadsheet market, enduring well past VisiCalc and Lotus 123. For a tutorial on the essentials of Excel, see XL abc's.EXCEL Expanded Clinical Evaluation of Lovastatin on Lipid-Lowering. A clinical trial that assessed coronary artery disease-related mortality and morbidity in patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia Conclusion Lovastatin is a safe and effective therapy for hypercholesterolemiaEXCEL Cardiology A clinical trial–Expanded Clinical Evaluation of Lovastatin of lipid-lowering on CAD-related M&M in Pts with moderate hypercholesterolemia. See Bad cholesterol, Hypercholesterolemia, Lipid-lowering therapy, Lovastatin, Statin. ExCeL
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Synonyms for excelverb be superiorSynonyms- be superior
- better
- pass
- eclipse
- beat
- top
- cap
- exceed
- go beyond
- surpass
- transcend
- outdo
- outshine
- surmount
- run rings around
- put in the shade
- outrival
phrase excel in or at somethingSynonyms- be good at
- be master of
- predominate in
- shine at
- be proficient in
- show talent in
- be skilful at
- have (something) down to a fine art
- be talented at
Synonyms for excelverb to be greater or better thanSynonyms- best
- better
- exceed
- outdo
- outmatch
- outrun
- outshine
- outstrip
- pass
- surpass
- top
- transcend
- beat
Synonyms for excelverb distinguish oneselfSynonymsRelated Words- top
- transcend
- exceed
- go past
- overstep
- pass
- outrank
- rank
- excel at
- shine at
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