English > exceed: 3 senses > verb 2, stative| Meaning | Be superior or better than some standard. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "She exceeded our expectations" |
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| Synonyms | transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top |
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| Broader | excel, stand out, surpass | distinguish oneself |
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| Spanish | exceder, rebasar, sobrepasar, superar, trascender |
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| Catalan | depassar, excedir, superar, ultrapassar |
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| Adjectives | excessive | beyond normal limits |
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| Nouns | exceedance | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time |
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English > exceed: 3 senses > verb 3, competition| Meaning | Be or do something to a greater degree. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "This exceeds all my expectations" |
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| Synonyms | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, outdo, surmount, outperform |
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| Narrower | better, break | Surpass in excellence |
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| out-herod | Surpass someone in cruelty or evil |
| outbrave | Be braver than |
| outdraw | Draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight |
| outfox | outdo someone in trickery |
| outgrow | Grow faster than |
| outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than |
| outpace | Surpass in speed |
| outrange | Have a greater range than (another gun / gun) |
| outroar | roar louder than |
| outsail | Sail faster or better than |
| outsell | sell more than others |
| outsell | Be sold more often than other, similar products |
| outshine | attract more attention and praise than others |
| outshout, outcry | shout louder than |
| outwear | last / last longer than others |
| outweigh | Be heavier than |
| outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent | Beat through cleverness and wit |
| shame | Surpass or beat by a wide margin |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
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| Spanish | aventajar, exceder, sobrepasar, sobrepujar, superar |
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| Catalan | avantatjar, excedir, sobrepassar, sobrepujar, superar |
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| Adjectives | excessive | beyond normal limits |
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