Exceed Definition

ĭk-sēd

exceeded, exceeding, exceeds

verb

exceeded, exceeding, exceeds

To surpass others, as in a quality or quantity; be outstanding.

Webster's New World

To go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.)

To exceed a speed limit.

Webster's New World

To be more than or greater than; surpass; outdo.

To exceed one's expectations.

Webster's New World

To be better than or superior to.

A material that exceeds all others in durability.

American Heritage

To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.

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Wiktionary

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Origin of Exceed

From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere (“to go out, go forth, go beyond a certain limit, overpass, exceed, transgress”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cedere (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc.

From Wiktionary
Middle English exceden from Old French exceder from Latin excēdere ex- ex- cēdere to go ked- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition