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exceed
verb
to
be
greater
than
a
particular
number
,
amount
,
or
level
•
The
cost
of
the
new
bridge
did
not
exceed
the
budget
set
by
the
city
council
.
The
cost
of
the
new
bridge
did
not
exceed
the
budget
set
by
the
city
council
.
•
Today's
sales
exceeded
our
prediction
by
20
percent
.
Today's
sales
exceeded
our
prediction
by
20
percent
.
Middle
English
from
Old
French
exceder
,
from
Latin
excedere
‘
go
beyond
’.
verb
to
go
beyond
what
is
allowed
or
expected
•
If
you
exceed
your
authority
,
the
board
can
overrule
your
decision
.
If
you
exceed
your
authority
,
the
board
can
overrule
your
decision
.
•
The
company
faced
fines
because
it
exceeded
legal
pollution
limits
.
The
company
faced
fines
because
it
exceeded
legal
pollution
limits
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
.
exceed oneself
verb
to
do
something
better
than
you
have
ever
done
before
•
In
the
final
game
,
the
young
striker
exceeded
himself
and
scored
three
brilliant
goals
.
In
the
final
game
,
the
young
striker
exceeded himself
and
scored
three
brilliant
goals
.
•
She
exceeded
herself
with
a
cake
that
looked
too
beautiful
to
eat
.
She
exceeded herself
with
a
cake
that
looked
too
beautiful
to
eat
.
Extension
of
the
core
verb
“
exceed
”
with
reflexive
pronoun
since
the
16th
century
.