exceed

To exceed is defined as to go beyond an expectation or to be or do more than expected.

(verb)

An example of exceed is when you hope to get a B and you get an A.

See exceed in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: 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

See exceed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·ceed·ed, ex·ceed·ing, ex·ceeds

To extend beyond or outside of: The river exceeded its banks.
To be greater than; surpass: “a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death” (Robert Louis Stevenson).
To go beyond the limits of: exceeded my allowance. See Synonyms at excel.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English exceden

Origin: , from Old French exceder

Origin: , from Latin excēdere

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots

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