exceeding
part of speech
verb, -ing form of exceed (exceed, exceeds, exceeded, exceeding); adjective (exceeding — old, formal: "of exceeding beauty"); adverb (exceedingly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Exceeding means going above a limit or amount: "exceeding the speed limit" means driving faster than allowed. tree →
2) Not exceeding means "no more than": "a fine not exceeding 50 dollars" can be 50 or less. tree →
3) (old, formal) Exceeding means very great: "a woman of exceeding kindness". tree →
4) Exceedingly means extremely. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths problems, "exceeding 100" means more than 100 (not equal to it), and "not exceeding 100" means 100 or less. In safety and road rules, exceeding the speed limit is dangerous and against the law. Phrases: exceeding the limit, not exceeding, exceeding expectations, exceedingly.
examples
- He was fined for exceeding the speed limit. tree →
- Bags not exceeding 7 kilograms may go in the cabin. tree →
- Find all numbers exceeding 50 in the list. tree →
- Her test score was exceeding all expectations. tree →
- The temperature is exceeding 30 degrees today. tree →
- It was an exceedingly long day. tree →
- Spending must not exceed the budget. tree →
- He grew exceeding rich, but he did not forget his duty in the pride of his riches. tree →
note
In maths: "exceeding x" = greater than x (>); "not exceeding x" = less than or equal to x (≤). Exceed is spelt with -ceed (like proceed and succeed). Formal; everyday: "going over", "more than".
In the corpora
- And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
- And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
- And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many; the weight of the brass could not be found out.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exceeding» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.