Be greater in scope or size than some standard:
— Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds.

synonyms: surpass, transcend.

Roget 40: remain; be left etc. adj.; exceed, survive; leave.   

Roget 954: be intemperate etc. adj.; indulge, exceed; live well, live high, live high on the fat of the land, live it up, live high on the hog; give a loose to indulgence etc. n.; wallow in voluptuousness etc. n.; plunge into dissipation.    revel; rake, live hard, run riot, sow one's wild oats; slake one's appetite, slake one's thirst; swill; pamper.    ... show more

Be superior or better than some standard:
— She exceeded our expectations.

synonyms: go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend.

Roget 33: be superior etc. adj.; exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance^†, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch; top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out; beat hollow; outstrip etc. 303; eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint; have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage; turn the scale, kick the beam; play first fiddle etc. (importance) 642; preponderate, predominate, prevail; precede, take precedence, come first; come to a head, culminate; beat all others, etc. bear the palm; break the record; take the cake [U.S.].    become larger, render larger etc. (increase) 35, (expand) 194.    ... show more

Dutch: ontstijgen, overstijgen, overstralen, overtreffen, overvleugelen, uitsteken, uitstijgen, verbeteren, voorbijstreven

Be or do something to a greater degree:
— This exceeds all my expectations.

synonyms: outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass.

Roget 303: transgress, surpass, pass; go beyond, go by; show in front, come to the front; shoot ahead of; steal a march upon, steal a gain upon.    overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo^†, override, overleap, overjump^†, overskip^†, overlap, overshoot the mark; outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep^†, outrun, outride, outrival, outdo; beat, beat hollow; distance; leave in the lurch, leave in the rear; throw into the shade; exceed, transcend, surmount; soar etc. (rise) 305.    encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on^†; strain; stretch a point, strain a point; cross the Rubicon.    ... show more

Dutch: overtreffen, overklassen, overtroeven