Used in a Sentence

exceeds

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for exceeds.

Editorial note

Generally if your income exceeds 200% the federal poverty line, you aren't entitled to a court appointed attorney.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of exceeds gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

verb

(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).

verb

(transitive) To be better than (something).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for exceeds.

verb

(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

verb

(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).

verb

(transitive) To be better than (something).

verb

(intransitive) To predominate.

Example sentences

1

Generally if your income exceeds 200% the federal poverty line, you aren't entitled to a court appointed attorney.

2

We have trained machines to understand sports at a level of sophistication that exceeds that of most collegiate players.

3

As long as the user's lifetime value exceeds their acquisition cost, your economics at least (barely) work.

4

Here the influence exercised by an individual is chiefly an influence on his fellow experts; and they will soon cut him down to size if he exceeds his competence.

5

The door doesn't swing both ways though - people don't get a salary cut when supply later exceeds demand.

6

Is there an RTT estimator that stops the upload if the RTT exceeds a threshold?

7

In security terms, systems are secure when the cost of breaking the protection exceeds the value of what is being protected.

8

If that number exceeds one threshold, warning emails are sent to the account administration team.

9

When demand for housing (or any other product) exceeds supply the price goes up.

10

It exceeds that of a comparable inductively coupled system by an order of magnitude.

11

It is that simple but the more complex story is that when the number of hidden layers exceeds 2, training becomes difficult.

12

The technological singularity argument essentially boils down to the question of whether humanity will create an intelligence that far exceeds its own.

Quote examples

1

We have already seen that an overzealous prosecutor will construe regular access as "without authorization or exceeds authorized access" whenever convenient.

2

They are not "scaled out," and as revenue exceeds well-beyond $1B and they no longer have solid investment opportunities for growth, their expenses will get in line.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use exceeds in a sentence?

Generally if your income exceeds 200% the federal poverty line, you aren't entitled to a court appointed attorney.

What does exceeds mean?

(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

What part of speech is exceeds?

exceeds is commonly used as verb.