exceed

[US]/ɪkˈsiːd/
[UK]/ɪkˈsiːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. go beyond; surpass

vi. stand out; be superior

Phrases & Collocations

exceed expectations

exceed the limit

exceed the budget

exceed the maximum

exceed in

Example Sentences

exceed sb. in courage

to exceed one's authority

The cost will not exceed $50.

The demand for fish this month exceeds the supply.

The driver exceeds the speed limit.

The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.

exceed a speed limit).

Where payments exceed these limits they become fully taxable.

the Tribunal's decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute.

The storage time of probational liquid must not exceed 2 hours.

This month's amount of deposits in the bank exceeds last month's by fifteen percent.

Let off on the gas so that we do not exceed the speed limit.

Hope is a great falsifier of truth;let skill guard against this by ensuring that fruition exceeds desire.

The freight for the voyage must not exceed□500with five per cent primage.

Objective To analyze the operational method in repairing the prosthesis displacement in mammoplasty due to the exceed dissection lacune.

Meanwhile, the client"s assumpsit for breach of the agreement shall not exceed the maximum legal limit.

Ammonium bifluoride is an inorganic fluoride salt, whose consumption and output exceed tmi thousand of tons in China.

A rational decisionmaker takes an action if and only if the marginal benefit of the action exceeds the marginal cost.

In organic lamina, the content of organic carbon exceeds 5% and algae fossils and ichthyolite are abundant.

Real-world Examples

What we don't know far exceeds what we do.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Two years later, the program exceeded its goals.

Source: VOA Standard September 2015 Collection

The person you hired has exceeded your expectations.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: Job Interview

Total membership could soon exceed ten million for the first time.

Source: 6 Minute English

Every summer their desired temperature is being exceeded, he said.

Source: VOA Special August 2022 Collection

Inflation can also happen when the demand for goods exceeds supply.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2022 Collection

But it rapidly becomes clear that demand for these rooms exceeds supply.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It delivered on, and perhaps even exceeded, the expectations of the viewer.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Chief executive Tim Cook would only say that demand had exceeded supply.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2015

1998 is the first year when Walmart exceeded Toys " R" Us in toy sales.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

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