verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend; surpass.
Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; top; overstep; go past; pass.
She exceeded our expectations
She topped her performance of last year
verb be or do something to a greater degree
surpass; outperform; outgo; outstrip; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
She outdoes all other athletes
This exceeds all my expectations
This car outperforms all others in its class
WordNet
Ex*ceed" transitive verb
Etymology
L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. excéder. See Cede.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participleExceeded; present participle & verbal nounExceeding
Definitions
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.
Name the time, but let it not
Exceed three days.
Shak.
Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair.
Pope.
Syn. -- To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
Ex*ceed" intransitive verb
Definitions
To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed."
Jer. Taylor.
Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.
Deut. xxv. 3.
