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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

exceder

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-seh-der

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exceed/ɪkˈsiːd/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Você não deve exceder o limite de velocidade."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To be greater in number or size than a standard, quantity, or expected limit.

    "The company's profits this quarter exceeded all expectations."
  2. 2

    To go beyond what is allowed or stipulated by a rule, law, or authority.

    "Drivers who exceed the speed limit will face heavy fines."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'excedere', meaning 'to go out, go beyond, depart', composed of 'ex-' (out) and 'cedere' (to go). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French 'excéder', shifting in meaning from physically departing to surpassing limits or expectations.

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