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exceed: surpass
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The verb exceed has 3 senses
(first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (21) exceed, transcend,
surpass -- (go beyond; "Their
loyalty exceeds their national
bonds")
2. (8) exceed, transcend,
overstep, pass, go past, top
-- (go beyond; "She exceeded
our expectations"; "She topped
her performance of last year")
3. (4) surpass, outstrip,
outmatch, outgo, exceed,
outdo, surmount, outperform --
(be or do something to a
greater degree; "her
performance surpasses that of
any other student I know";
"She outdoes all other
athletes"; "This exceeds all
my expectations"; "This car
outperforms all others in its
class")
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3 senses of exceed
Sense 1
exceed, transcend, surpass --
(go beyond; "Their loyalty
exceeds their national bonds")
Sense 2
exceed, transcend, overstep,
pass, go past, top -- (go
beyond; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her
performance of last year")
=> excel, stand out, surpass
-- (distinguish oneself; "She
excelled in math")
Sense 3
surpass, outstrip, outmatch,
outgo, exceed, outdo,
surmount, outperform -- (be or
do something to a greater
degree; "her performance
surpasses that of any other
student I know"; "She outdoes
all other athletes"; "This
exceeds all my expectations";
"This car outperforms all
others in its class")
=> beat, beat out, crush,
shell, trounce, vanquish --
(come out better in a
competition, race, or
conflict; "Agassi beat Becker
in the tennis championship";
"We beat the competition";
"Harvard defeated Yale in the
last football game")
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Sense 1
exceed, transcend, surpass --
(go beyond; "Their loyalty
exceeds their national bonds")
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Sense 2
exceed, transcend, overstep,
pass, go past, top -- (go
beyond; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her
performance of last year")
=> excel, stand out, surpass
-- (distinguish oneself; "She
excelled in math")
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Sense 3
surpass, outstrip, outmatch,
outgo, exceed, outdo,
surmount, outperform -- (be or
do something to a greater
degree; "her performance
surpasses that of any other
student I know"; "She outdoes
all other athletes"; "This
exceeds all my expectations";
"This car outperforms all
others in its class")
=> beat, beat out, crush,
shell, trounce, vanquish --
(come out better in a
competition, race, or
conflict; "Agassi beat Becker
in the tennis championship";
"We beat the competition";
"Harvard defeated Yale in the
last football game")
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