- excel at something
- excel at something & excel in somethingto do something in a superior fashion. •
She really excels at running.
•Wally does not excel at anything.
•Frank always hoped he would excel in math.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
excel at something
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excel — [ek sel′, iksel′] vi., vt. excelled, excelling [ME excellen < OFr exceller < L excellere, to raise, surpass, excel < ex , out of, from + cellere, to rise, project < IE base * kel , to project > HILL, Gr kolophōn] to be better or… … English World dictionary
excel — UK US /ɪkˈsel/ verb [I] ( ll ) ► to be extremely good at something: excel in/at sth »Their biggest competitive advantage is that they excel at manufacturing small, gas efficient vehicles at low cost … Financial and business terms
excel — ex|cel [ ık sel ] verb intransitive to do something extremely well: We aim to give every student the opportunity to excel. excel in/at: Robbie had always excelled at sports. excel yourself 1. ) to do something much better than you usually do 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
excel — UK [ɪkˈsel] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms excel : present tense I/you/we/they excel he/she/it excels present participle excelling past tense excelled past participle excelled to do something extremely well We aim to give every student the… … English dictionary
excel — ex|cel [ıkˈsel] v past tense and past participle excelled present participle excelling [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: excellere, from cellere to rise, stick up ] 1.) [I, not in progressive] to do something very well, or much better than most… … Dictionary of contemporary English
excel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exceed, surpass, eclipse, outdo, outstrip. See unconformity, virtue, goodness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surpass, transcend, improve upon, exceed, go beyond, outdo, outshine, be superior, stand out,… … English dictionary for students
excel — [ɪkˈsel] verb [I] to do something extremely well • excel yourself to do something much better than you usually do[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
excel — verb a) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. I excelled everyone else with my exam results. b) To be much better than others. If, then, there is something in what the poets say, and jealousy is… … Wiktionary
excel — [[t]ɪkse̱l[/t]] excels, excelling, excelled VERB If someone excels in something or excels at it, they are very good at doing it. [V in n] Caine has always been an actor who excels in irony... [V at n] Mary was a better rider than either of them… … English dictionary
excel — verb excelled, excelling (intransitive, not in progressive) to do something very well, or much better than most people (+ at/in): I never excelled at sport. | excel yourself (=do better than you usually do): Dinner was fantastic! Joe s really… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
