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Meaning of "to excess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO EXCESS

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WHAT DOES TO EXCESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to excess in the English dictionary

The definition of to excess in the dictionary is to an inordinate extent; immoderately.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO EXCESS

to come to a screeching halt
to come to your senses
to come to your senses/bring sb to their senses
to cook the books
to death
to die for
to do nicely
to do sth by the rule book
to do with
to end up on the cutting room floor
to feel your oats
to get back to basics
to get dooced
to get into high gear
to get off lightly
to get off your high horse
to get on the scoresheet
to get on your high horse
to get your just deserts
to get your oats

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO EXCESS

abscess
access
assessment process
box-office success
cess
direct access
due process
excess
instant access
internet access
learning process
legal process
manufacturing process
princess
process
random access
recess
remote access
success
thought process

Synonyms and antonyms of to excess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «to excess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO EXCESS

Find out the translation of to excess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to excess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to excess» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过剩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

al exceso
570 millions of speakers

English

to excess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अतिरिक्त के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلى فائض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в избытке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em excesso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à l´excès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übermäßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過度に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과잉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo keluwihan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிகமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिक करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aşırıya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per eccesso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w nadmiarze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в надлишку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în exces
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με περίσσεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aan oortollige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

till överdrift
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til overmål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to excess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO EXCESS»

The term «to excess» is regularly used and occupies the 58.050 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO EXCESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to excess

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6 QUOTES WITH «TO EXCESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word to excess.
1
Charles Churchill
The best things carried to excess are wrong.
2
Charles Dickens
Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!
3
Robert Morgan
I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so extreme, so driven. He did everything to excess.
4
Phaedrus
Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.
5
Lee R. Raymond
In every aspect of life, including the economic dimension, we are always challenged to do the right thing. In many cases in the market system, which allows a great deal of latitude for human choice, people can get carried away to excess.
6
Peter Utley
We never search for scandal, but we use it if it cries out to excess.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO EXCESS»

Discover the use of to excess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to excess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eating to Excess: The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body ...
This provocative book explores how ancient notions about the fat body and the glutton in western culture both challenge and confirm ideas about what it means to be overweight and gluttonous today.
Susan E. Hill, 2011
2
From Lack to Excess: "minor" Readings of Latin American ...
"From Lack to Excess analyzes the narrative and rhetorical structures of Latin American colonial texts by establishing a dialogue with studies on minority discourse, minor literatures, and postcolonial theory.
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, 2008
3
Love. Angel. Music. Baby
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Gwen Stefani, released in the United States on November 23, 2004 by Interscope Records.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Essential Hypertension as Adaptation to Excess Gravitational ...
This book contains theoretical analysis of human cardiovascular function in real conditions of Earth gravitational field leading to the scientifically sound hypothesis of essential hypertension as advanced stage of natural adaptation of the ...
Stanislav Pekarsky, 2005
5
Against excess: drug policy for results
Discusses why people have problems with drugs, the effects of drug use on the family and community, and why and how policies can be set up to control the drug situation
Mark Kleiman, 1992
6
Key to Excess
Christie Butler. She'd already been intrigued, and then last month she'd gone out for Sunday morning coffee and the paper. When she'd returned and pulled into the parking lot, she'd seen Matt and his friend Peter with a woman. Clad in a ...
Christie Butler, 2014
7
Policyholder's Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage
For example, in Illinois, several cases have held that the insured has some discretion in providing notice to excess insurers.21 Moreover, some jurisdictions have held that because '" Trustees of Univ. of Pa. v. Lexington Ins. Co., 815 F.2d 890.
Peter J. Kalis, Thomas M. Reiter, James R. Segerdahl, 1997
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A dictionary of the English language. To which are added, a ...
v-po A€T>' r- L To "* or Perf0TM1 to excess. v.RAçt* v. L To act more than Is necessary. ;}Ы'ЬСТКЪ.рр. Acted to excess. ? ; ER- ACTING .jrpr. Performing more than Is necessary. ^vER.aôT.TaTE. »□ t To agitate or discuss beyond what ;j ...
Noah Webster, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, John Walker, 1866
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
OVERCORN', o. t. To corn to excess. Addison. OVERCOUNT, v. t. To rate above the true value. Shak. OVERCOV'ER, v. t. To cover completely. Shak. OVERCRED' ULOUS, a. Too apt to believe. Shak. OVERCROW, e. t. To crow as in triumph.
Noah Webster, 1832
10
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Relations cf elements to excess uranium in ash of coal samples Relations determined by comparison of samples in balance to samples containing excess U (Bal. vs. UA». The relation positive (+), negative (-). or not related (0) of an element to ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1965

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. To excess [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/to-excess>. May 2024 ».
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