French word

excéder

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛksede/

Meaning

  • verbexceed

Example

Le prix excède mon budget.

The price exceeds my budget.

Illustration for excéder (exceed)

More examples

Son comportement commence à excéder ses collègues.

His behavior is starting to annoy his colleagues.

Core concept

A measured scale is pushed past its marked limit, until a situation becomes too much for someone.

Common phrases

  • excéder les attentes

    exceed expectations

  • excéder ses capacités

    exceed one's abilities

  • excéder le temps imparti

    exceed the allotted time

Similar words

dépasser: Surpassing a set number, duration, or range.
déborder: Spilling over the permitted boundaries.

Definition in French

Surpasser une mesure, une quantité ou une norme ; au figuré, mettre quelqu'un hors de lui.

Word origin

The verb traces back through Old French to Latin excedere, whose parts mean moving 'out' beyond an accepted point.

Usage tips

  • Excéder belongs to formal and technical French more often than everyday speech, especially for prices, limits, standards, and capacities.

Other meanings

  • annoyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • excédentsurplusnoun
  • excédéannoyedadjective

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