exceed

«exceed» in Mova's school dictionary: To be more than a number or amount — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

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

• 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.