exceed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: exceed	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for exceed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exceed v be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" Synonym(s): exceed, transcend, surpass be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" Synonym(s): exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top 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" Synonym(s): surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. i. 1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. [bd]In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. --Deut. xxv. 3. 2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exceed \Exceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exceeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exceeding}.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc[82]der. See {Cede}.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. Name the time, but let it not Exceed* three days. --Shak. Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope. Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Exceed A tool to display remote {X Window System} applications on {Microsoft Windows}. Exceed is not an X server. (2001-04-29)