exceed

ex·ceed (ek sēd′, ik-)

transitive verb

to go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.) to exceed a speed limit
to be more than or greater than; surpass; outdo to exceed one's expectations

Etymology: ME exceden < OFr exceder < L excedere < ex-, out, beyond + cedere, to go: see cede

intransitive verb

Now Rare to surpass others, as in a quality or quantity; be outstanding

outdo, surpass, transcend, excel, distance, outdistance, pass, top, cap, overstep, outrun, outpace, beat, go beyond, go by, better, best, surmount, outstrip, outreach, outvie, eclipse, outshine, outclass, outperform, outrival, overshadow, rise above, overpass, pass over, overshoot, overdo, go too far, overtake, leave behind, run circles around*, have the edge on*, get the bulge on*, edge out*, have it on*, have it all over*, get the drop on*, beat to the draw*, break the record, carry all before one, get the better of, put one's nose out of joint*, get the best of, hold aces*, have a card up one's sleeve*, have the jump on*, cut out*, meet one at every turn*, beat the wind out of*, be ahead of the game*, have the advantage, gain the ascendancy, gain the upper hand, rank out*.

Object

expectation: In little over a month the campaign has more than exceeded expectations with 6,000 of the wristbands already snapped up.
limit: The soft limit can never exceed the hard limit.
threshold: The award will be based on how much your income exceeds a certain threshold.
meter: Any trailer attached to the Vehicle must not exceed 7.6 meters in length.
maximum: For some units, a second tour would mean they would likely exceed that two-year maximum.
amount: The total claimed cannot exceed the amount of the original gain.

Subject

amount: The target for the number of formal warnings issued for anti-social behavior was set at 4,000 and this was exceeded by a significant amount.

Adjective complement

Modifying Another Word

far: Supermarket profits by far exceed the incomes of all the farmers in the UK.
greatly: The ratios greatly exceed findings around ' non-combustion ' urban sites.
rarely: Welfare Committee distribute the bursaries, which rarely exceed £ 50.
not: Our set up fee will not exceed 25 % of total net invoice value.
vastly: The number of public transactions that involve local authorities vastly exceeds those that involve central Government.
significantly: The forecast for the full year, however, was likely to exceed significantly the £ 76k budget surplus.

Used with why or when

what: He also exceeded what I would have considered a manager's responsibility - on the last day, Peter wasn't well.

Preposition: by

margin: The reason is that running costs normally exceed by a significant margin the actual purchase price.
amount: The target for the number of formal warnings issued for anti-social behavior was set at 4,000 and this was exceeded by a significant amount.

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