0 past simple and past participle of exceed
1 to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit:
Drivers who exceed the speed limit can expect to be fined heavily.
Sales this year exceeded the total for the two previous years.
The book's success has exceeded all our expectations.
You mustn't exceed the recommended dose.
Not only is professional knowledge exceeded in this case, but also practical and social understanding.
The tract was coded as contiguous if any of the surrounding tracts exceeded a threshold of 40% poverty.
This ' ' window dressing ' ' exceeded by far usual banking practice.