English > excel: 1 sense > verb 1, stative| Meaning | distinguish oneself. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
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| Example | "She excelled in math" |
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| Synonyms | stand out, surpass |
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| Narrower | exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top | Be superior or better than some standard |
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| rank, outrank | Take precedence or surpass others in rank |
| shine at, excel at | Be good at |
| Spanish | aventajar, descollar, destacarse, destacar, distinguirse, resaltar, sobrepasar, sobresalir |
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| Catalan | descollar, distingir-se, excel·lir, sobrepassar, sobresortir |
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| Adjectives | excellent | very good |
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| Nouns | excellence | the quality of excelling |
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