exceed

verb5

1. •
   To be larger, greater than (something).

   • The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
2. •
   To be better than (something).

   • The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
   • Descriptions of nature that far exceed anything else we've heard.
3. •
   To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

   • Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
4. •
   To predominate.
5. •
   (no longer used) To go too far; to be excessive.

   • And to speak impartially, old Men, from whom we should expect the greatest example of Wisdom, do most exceed in this point of folly […]. — 1646