verb · academic
exceed
/ɪkˈsiːd/ex·CEED
to be greater than a number, amount, or limit; to go beyond
Examples
“The study found that pollution levels exceed the national safety threshold.”
“Costs may exceed the initial estimates if supply chains remain disrupted.”
“The project's benefits exceed its short-term costs in the long run.”
Band 8 sentence
“If emissions continue at the present rate, atmospheric concentrations will exceed safe thresholds within a generation.”
Collocations
- exceed expectations
- exceed the limit
- exceed by
Word family
Common mistakes
She exceed the speed limit last night.→She exceeded the speed limit last night.
The result was exceeded expectations.→The result exceeded expectations.
The project exceed of budget.→The project exceeded the budget.
Say it for a higher band
5pass→6surpass→7+exceed
Synonyms
surpass
outstrip
Easily confused
surpass
“Her performance surpassed that of all her classmates.”
outstrip
“Supply has rapidly outstripped demand in that sector.”
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