"The final score exceeded our expectations by a wide margin."
In plain English: To exceed means to go beyond a certain limit or amount.
"The traffic exceeded the speed limit by ten miles per hour."
Usage: Use "exceed" to indicate that something goes beyond a specific limit or amount, such as saying costs exceed the budget. It functions as a transitive verb requiring an object to show what has been surpassed.
Example Sentences
"The traffic exceeded the speed limit by ten miles per hour."verb
"The traffic exceeded our expectations and caused us to arrive late."verb
"Please do not exceed the speed limit while driving on this road."verb
"Her efforts far exceeded what was required for the job."verb
The word exceed comes from the Latin excēdō, which literally means "to go beyond." It entered Middle English through Old French before gradually replacing the native Old English term ofersteppan.