very great; exceptional or excessive
- an archaic word for exceedingly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•ceed /ɪkˈsid/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to be greater than, as in quantity or degree:[not: be + ~-ing]The price of the house could exceed $200,000.
- to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: exceeding the speed limit.
ex•ceed•ing
(ik sē′ding),USA pronunciation adj.
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- extraordinary;
exceptional.
adv.
- [Archaic.]exceedingly.
- exceed + -ing2 1485–95
ex•ceed
(ik sēd′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
ex•ceed′a•ble, adj.
ex•ceed′er, n.
- to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.:to exceed the speed limit.
- to go beyond the bounds or limits of:to exceed one's understanding.
- to surpass;
be superior to;
excel:Her performance exceeded all the others.
v.i.
- to be greater, as in quantity or degree.
- to surpass others;
excel or be superior.
- Latin excēdere to go out or beyond. See ex-1, cede
- Middle English exceden 1325–75
ex•ceed′er, n.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged overstep, transcend.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.
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to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel - (transitive)
to go beyond the limit or bounds of: to exceed one's income, exceed a speed limit to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)
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