exceed

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• /ɪkˈsiːd/
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From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Ainu: イカシマ (ikasima) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Arabic: كَبُرَ (kabura) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Arabic: تَخَطَّى (taḵaṭṭā) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Arabic: تَجَاوَز (tajāwaz) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Arabic: فَاقَ (fāqa) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Bulgarian: превъзхо́ждам (prevǎzhóždam) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Burmese: ပို (pui) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Catalan: excedir — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Czech: převýšit — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Czech: přesáhnout — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Danish: overskride — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Dutch: overschrijden — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Dutch: overstijgen — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Dutch: overtreffen — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Finnish: ylittää — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• French: excéder — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Georgian: აჭარბებს (ač̣arbebs) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Georgian: აღემატება (aɣemaṭeba) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Georgian: გადაამეტებს (gadaameṭebs) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: überschreiten — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: hinausgehen über — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (ufarwisan) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Hungarian: meghalad — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Hungarian: túllép — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Ido: ecesar — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Indonesian: melampaui — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Italian: superare — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Lingala: luta — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: lavew — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Māori: hipa — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Māori: pahika — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Norwegian: overskride — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Old English: ofersteppan — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Polish: przewyższać — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Polish: wykraczać — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Polish: przekraczać — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Portuguese: exceder — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Romanian: depăși — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Romanian: întrece — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Russian: превосходи́ть (prevosxodítʹ) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Serbo-Croatian: premašiti — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Spanish: sobrepasar — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Spanish: pasarse — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Sranan Tongo: moro — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Tocharian B: ṣärk- — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Ottoman Turkish: آشمق (aşmak) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Ukrainian: переви́щувати (perevýščuvaty) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Ukrainian: переви́щити (perevýščyty) — to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable
• Arabic: فَاقَ (fāqa) — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Danish: overgå — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Dutch: overstijgen — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Dutch: overtreffen — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Finnish: ylittää — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Georgian: სჯობნის (sǯobnis) — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: übertreffen — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: übersteigen — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: überbieten — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: überrunden — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• German: übertrumpfen — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Ancient Greek: ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Hungarian: felülmúl — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Norwegian: overgå — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Norwegian: overstige — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Old English: ofersteppan — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Portuguese: superar — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Romanian: depăși — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Romanian: întrece — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Russian: превосходи́ть (prevosxodítʹ) — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Serbo-Croatian: premašiti — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Spanish: sobrepasar — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Spanish: pasarse — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Ottoman Turkish: آشمق (aşmak) — to be better than something else or than expected or desirable
• Arabic: عَلَا (ʕalā) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Arabic: تَخَطَّى (taḵaṭṭā) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Arabic: تَجَاوَزَ (tajāwaza) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Arabic: فَاقَ (fāqa) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Bulgarian: надвиша́вам (nadvišávam) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Bulgarian: надхвъ́рлям (nadhvǎ́rljam) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Burmese: ပို (pui) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Catalan: excedir — to go beyond the limits of something
• Czech: překročit — to go beyond the limits of something
• Dutch: overschrijden — to go beyond the limits of something
• Dutch: te buiten gaan — to go beyond the limits of something
• Dutch: overstijgen — to go beyond the limits of something
• Finnish: ylittää — to go beyond the limits of something
• French: excéder — to go beyond the limits of something
• French: dépasser — to go beyond the limits of something
• Georgian: გადააცილებს (gadaacilebs) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Georgian: გადაამეტებს (gadaameṭebs) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Georgian: გადააჭარბებს (gadaač̣arbebs) — to go beyond the limits of something
• German: überschreiten — to go beyond the limits of something
• German: hinausgehen über — to go beyond the limits of something
• Ancient Greek: ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Hebrew: חָרַג (ẖarág) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Hungarian: túllép — to go beyond the limits of something
• Hungarian: meghalad — to go beyond the limits of something
• Ido: ecesar — to go beyond the limits of something
• Indonesian: melampaui — to go beyond the limits of something
• Japanese: 超える (koeru) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Japanese: 越える (koeru) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Māori: hipa — to go beyond the limits of something
• Marathi: पलीकडे जाणे (palīkḍe jāṇe) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Old English: ofersteppan — to go beyond the limits of something
• Portuguese: exceder — to go beyond the limits of something
• Romanian: exceda — to go beyond the limits of something
• Romanian: depăși — to go beyond the limits of something
• Romanian: covârși — to go beyond the limits of something
• Russian: превыша́ть (prevyšátʹ) — to go beyond the limits of something
• Serbo-Croatian: premašiti — to go beyond the limits of something
• Serbo-Croatian: prekoračiti — to go beyond the limits of something
• Spanish: exceder — to go beyond the limits of something
• Spanish: sobrepasar — to go beyond the limits of something
• Spanish: pasar — to go beyond the limits of something
• Ottoman Turkish: آشمق (aşmak) — to go beyond the limits of something