# exceed

Pronunciation: US say "ik-SEED" /ɪkˈsid/; UK

## Verb

1. To go beyond a particular limit, or to be greater or longer than something.
   - Simple: To go past a set limit or amount.
   - _The cost of repairs may exceed the value of the car._
   - _Annual rainfall here can exceed forty inches in a wet year._
2. To be larger in size or greater in amount than something else.
   - Simple: To be bigger or greater than something else.
   - _Production costs now exceed projected revenue by a wide margin._
   - _The building's height exceeds local zoning limits._
3. To be better than something else in quality or performance.
   - Simple: To be better than something or someone else.
   - _These students consistently exceed the standards set for their grade._
   - _The new model's performance exceeds that of its rivals._
4. To be the greater part; to predominate over everything else present.
   - Simple: To be the greater or main part, more than the rest.
   - _Throughout the debate, voices for reform exceeded, drowning out every objection._
   - _In the assembly, those favoring peace exceed, and the motion carries._

## Verb

5. To go too far; to behave excessively or overstep proper bounds. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To go too far or do too much.

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English 'exceden', from Old French 'exceder', from Latin 'excēdō' ('to go beyond'), which combines 'ex-' ('out, forth') with 'cēdō' ('to go'); compare 'cede' and 'accede'. It partly displaced the native Old English 'ofersteppan', source of Modern English 'overstep'.

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