excel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈsɛl/

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Verb

Plain form excel

Third-person singular excels

Past tense excelled

Past participle excelled

Present participle excelling

1. (intransitive) If you excel at something, you do it very well.

   I excel at long-distance running.

   The professor excels in his field of study.

Related words

• excellence
• excellent