exceed

exceed
transitive verb
1) (be greater than) übertreffen (in an + Dat.); [Kosten, Summe, Anzahl:] übersteigen (by um)

not exceeding — bis zu

2) (go beyond) überschreiten; hinausgehen über (+ Akk.) [Auftrag, Befehl]
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[ik'si:d]
verb
(to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) überschreiten
- academic.ru/25444/exceedingly">exceedingly
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ex·ceed
[ɪkˈsi:d]
vt
▪ to \exceed sth etw übersteigen; (outshine) etw übertreffen
the total current must not \exceed 13 amps es dürfen nicht mehr als 13 Ampere Strom fließen; ECON, FIN
he has \exceeded his credit limit er hat seinen Kredit überzogen
to \exceed the ceiling (fig) die Höchstgrenze überschreiten
to \exceed sb's wildest dreams jds kühnste Träume übertreffen
to \exceed sb's wildest expectations all jds Erwartungen bei Weitem übertreffen
to \exceed a quota eine Quote übersteigen
to \exceed one's powers LAW seine Befugnisse überschreiten
to \exceed the speed limit die Geschwindigkeitsgrenze überschreiten
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[ɪk'siːd]
vt
1) (in value, amount, length of time) übersteigen, überschreiten (by um)

the guests exceeded 40 in number — die Zahl der Gäste überstieg 40

to exceed 5 kilos in weight — das Gewicht von 5 kg übersteigen or überschreiten

a fine not exceeding £500 — eine Geldstrafe bis zu £ 500

2) (= go beyond) hinausgehen über (+acc); expectations, desires übertreffen, übersteigen; limits, powers, speed limit überschreiten
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exceed [ıkˈsiːd]
A v/t
1. seine Anweisungen, das Tempolimit etc überschreiten
2. fig hinausgehen über (akk):
exceed the limit den Rahmen sprengen
3. etwas, jemanden übertreffen (in an dat):
exceed all expectations;
exceed sb’s worst fears jemandes schlimmste Befürchtungen übertreffen
B v/i herausragen
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transitive verb
1) (be greater than) übertreffen (in an + Dat.); [Kosten, Summe, Anzahl:] übersteigen (by um)

not exceeding — bis zu

2) (go beyond) überschreiten; hinausgehen über (+ Akk.) [Auftrag, Befehl]
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v.
überschreiten v.
übersteigen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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