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excel
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excel
(verb)
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excel
/ɪk
ˈ
sɛl/
verb
excels
;
excelled
;
excelling
excel
/ɪk
ˈ
sɛl/
verb
excels
;
excelled
;
excelling
Learner's definition of EXCEL
1
[
no object
]
:
to be better than others
—
usually +
at
or
in
He
excelled at
whatever role he played.
She
excels in
sports.
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[
+ object
]
:
to be or do better than (others)
She
excels
everyone else in sports.
(
Brit
) She really
excelled herself
[=she did much better than usual] in her last race!
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