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 Definitions of excel  [ɪkˈsɛl]  

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Definition of 'excel' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) excel
to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well:
to excel in math.

2. (v.t.) excel
to surpass; be superior to; outdo.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < L excellere=ex-ex -1+-cellere to rise high, tower (akin to celsus high))

Definition of 'excel' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) excel, stand out, surpass
distinguish oneself
"She excelled in math"


Definition of 'excel' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) excel
to go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense

2. (verb) excel
to exceed or go beyond; to surpass

3. (verb) excel
to surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics


Translation of 'excel' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity)
He excelled in mathematics / at football.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: oortref Arabic flag Arabic: يَمْتاز Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: превъзхождам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: sobressair Czech flag Czech: vynikat German flag German: sich auszeichnen
Danish flag Danish: udmærke sig; brillere Greek flag Greek: διακρίνομαι, διαπρέπω Spanish flag Spanish: aventajar, superar
Estonian flag Estonian: hiilgama Farsi flag Farsi: برتر بودن؛ پیشی گرفتن Finnish flag Finnish: kunnostautua
French flag French: exceller (en) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִצטַייֵן Hindi flag Hindi: उत्तम होना
Croatian flag Croatian: isticati se, nadmašiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: kitűnik Indonesian flag Indonesian: menonjol
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skara framúr Italian flag Italian: eccellere Japanese flag Japanese: 抜きんでる
Korean flag Korean: 능가하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išsiskirti, pasižymėti Latvian flag Latvian: būt pārākam
Malay flag Malay: cemerlang Dutch flag Dutch: uitblinken Polish flag Polish: celować, przewyższać
Persian flag Persian: برتر بودن؛ پیشی گرفتن Pashto flag Pashto: تېرېدلى لرل: (له حد څخه) Portuguese flag Portuguese: sobressair
Romanian flag Romanian: a excela (în/la) Russian flag Russian: выделяться Slovak flag Slovak: vynikať
Serbian flag Serbian: isticati se Thai flag Thai: ดีเยี่ยม Turkish flag Turkish: sivrilmek,ön plana çıkmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 擅長 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: перевищувати; відзначатис Urdu flag Urdu: امتیاز قائم کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hơn Chinese flag Chinese: 擅长

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