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exceed
1. v. To be larger, greater than (something).
The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
2. v. To be better than (something).
The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
3. v. To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
4. v. (intransitive) To predominate.
5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To go too far; to be excessive.

Example Sentences

The difference between them, in respect of age, could not exceed four years at most.  At the same period, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, the population of England did not exceed five millions and a half.  A lot of people exceed the speed limit so it must be acceptable.  It must also be assured that the punishment does not exceed the crime.

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