exceed.
To be larger, greater than (something).
Meaning & usage
To be larger, greater than (something).
The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
To be better than (something).
The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
Descriptions of nature that far exceed anything else we've heard.
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
To predominate.
To go too far; to be excessive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.
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