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Verb
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simple past tense and past participle of exceed

"The company's profits exceeded our expectations last year, and they have exceeded those targets ever since."

In plain English: Exceeded means to go beyond what was expected, allowed, or possible.

"The number of visitors exceeded our expectations this weekend."

Example Sentences
"The number of visitors exceeded our expectations this weekend." verb
"The traffic exceeded our expectations and we arrived late." verb
"His sales figures exceeded those of last year by a large margin." verb
"Please do not exceed the speed limit while driving home." verb
See Also
exceed unexceedable limit
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