No. 14,047 in Swedish

överstiger

"Överstiger" means "exceeds" or "surpasses."

In a sentence

Den totala kostnaden överstiger budgeten.
The total cost exceeds the budget.
The verb 'överstiger' is used here to express the idea of surpassing or going beyond a specified limit, in this case, a budget.
Temperaturen utomhus överstiger trettio grader Celsius idag.
The temperature outside exceeds thirty degrees Celsius today.
'Överstiger' is employed to indicate that a value (temperature) surpasses a stated threshold (thirty degrees Celsius).
Antalet deltagare överstiger förväntningarna.
The number of participants exceeds expectations.
The usage of 'överstiger' denotes surpassing subjective expectations in terms of quantity (participants).

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