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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sid
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
exceeds, exceeding, exceeded |
| definition 1: |
to go beyond or do more than.
Don't exceed the speed limit.She exceeded the record for high jumps.- similar words:
- outdo, overdo, overrun, surpass
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| definition 2: |
to be or do better than.
This student has exceeded our expectations.- synonyms:
- better, surpass, top
- similar words:
- beat, break, eclipse, excel, outdo, overrun
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| related words: |
overtake, pass |
The word exceed
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
access, accessible, antecedent, concede, exceed, excess, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
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