exceeded
Pronunciation: [ɪkˈsiːdɪd]
Word
Context: “achievement”
(verb) to go beyond a certain limit or goal. If you set a goal for how much money you want to save and you save more than that, you have exceeded your goal.
Example
She exceeded her savings target by a lot this year.
Example
He didn't exceed the time limit during the race; he finished just under it.
Example
Have you exceeded your expectations for this project?
Context: “measurement”
(verb) to be more than a certain amount or number. When something is larger or more than what was expected or allowed, it has exceeded that limit.
Example
The temperature exceeded 100 degrees today.
Example
The amount of rain did not exceed the average for this time of year.
Example
Did the sales exceed last year's numbers?
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