Exceeded vs Lasted - What's the difference?
exceeded | lasted |
(exceed)
To be larger, greater than (something).
To be better than (something).
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.
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To predominate.
(obsolete) To overdo.
(last)
As verbs the difference between exceeded and lasted
is that exceeded is (exceed) while lasted is (last).exceeded
English
Verb
(head)exceed
English
Alternative forms
* excede (dated)Verb
(en verb)- The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
- The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
- Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
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- Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
Synonyms
* outstep, overstep, surpassAntonyms
According to the Oxford Dictionary website: "There is no established opposite to the word exceed, and it is quite often suggested that one is needed. We are gathering evidence of the word deceed 'be less than', but it has not yet reached our dictionaries." * to fail * to be inferior * to fall shortDerived terms
* exceeding * exceedinglyExternal links
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*lasted
English
Verb
(head)- The war lasted much longer than predicted.
- These shoes have lasted a nice long time.