exceed

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsiːd/

The English word “exceed” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To be larger, greater than (something).
To be better than (something).
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
To predominate.
To go too far; to be excessive.

Etymology

From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.

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