Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
esp. 越える
2. to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
esp. 超える
Kanji used
exceed
Pitch accent
える
Top 1200
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to cross the line; to go too far
Examples (31 in total)
It's beyond my comprehension.
Don't exceed the speed limit.
That's a line that shouldn't be crossed.
It is beyond the boundary of human knowledge.
Your car exceeded the speed limit.
This is beyond the scope of my imagination.
Our debt is more than we can pay.
Tom likes to push the limits.
The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
I crossed the equator for the first time on my trip to Australia.
The theory of evolution surpasses the scope of my imagination.
Understanding this book is beyond my capacity.
The boy grew taller and taller, till at last he exceeded his father in height.
Tom has over three million dollars deposited in that bank.
She is probably over forty.
She's clearly over forty.
She cannot be over twenty.
The growth rate of the Japanese economy will top 0.7% this year.
I guess our teacher is over fifty years old.
I think she is over forty years old.
The length of the article is not to exceed 1000 words.
He told me that his grandfather is over ninety.
If my father had not been killed in the war, he would be over sixty years old now.
She looks young, but she's actually over forty.
The world's population recently passed 7 billion.
Americans who are over sixty-five make up 12.5% of the total population.
The average height of girls in this class is over 155 centimeters.
She can't be over thirty; she must still be in her twenties.
He cannot be over fifty; he must still be in his forties.
The man must be over sixty, for his hair is gray.
Japan's exports to the entire world topped $314 billion in 1998.