exceeds
verb
Form of exceed , third-person singular of exceed.
Simple meaning
Be greater in scope or size than some standard.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
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Definition
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verb
third-person singular of exceed
Be greater in scope or size than some standard
“Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds.”
third-person singular of exceed
Be superior or better than some standard
third-person singular of exceed
To be larger, greater than (something).
third-person singular of exceed
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
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This meaning: Be greater in scope or size than some standard
Used this way, exceeds is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Inflected forms
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Be greater in scope or size than some standard.
Word family
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The probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time.
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