exceed
part of speech
verb (exceed, exceeds, exceeded, exceeding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To be more than a number or amount. tree →
2) To go beyond a limit or rule that is allowed. tree →
3) To do better than expected. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The law allows a court to give at most forty lashes, never more, so the guilty person is not shamed. Interpretation: The rabbis counted thirty-nine lashes to stay safely under the limit, so that no one would ever break the law by going over forty. In the primary lessons: Important in maths and safety: "do not exceed the dose", "speed must not exceed 30 mph". In maths, "exceeds 50" means "is more than 50" (not equal). Phrases: exceed the limit, exceed expectations.
examples
- Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should be dishonoured before thine eyes. (Torah DEU.25.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. (Writings 2CH.9.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. (Prophets 1KI.10.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- As my hand hath reached the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did exceed them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; (Prophets ISA.10.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Do not exceed the stated dose of medicine. tree →
- The cost must not exceed 20 dollars. tree →
- Find a number that exceeds 100. tree →
- The driver exceeded the speed limit. tree →
- Her results exceeded all expectations. tree →
- The lift's load must not exceed 8 people. tree →
- Rainfall exceeded 50 mm this week. tree →
- The second said: “I weird her such a sweet voice as shall far exceed the nightingale.” tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun: excess; adjective: excessive. Maths: "exceeds" means greater than (>), so 50 does not exceed 50. "Does not exceed" means less than or equal to (≤). Spelling: ex-ceed with double e (not exceede).
In the corpora
- And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
- So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
- As my hand hath reached the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did exceed them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
- Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, saith the LORD.
- That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exceed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.