surpass

sur·pass  (sr-ps)

tr.v. sur·passed, sur·pass·ing, sur·pass·es

1. To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses comprehension.

2. To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed. See Synonyms at excel.

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[French surpasser, from Old French, to transgress : sur-, sur- + passer, pass; see pass.]

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surpass

Verb

1. to be greater in extent than or superior in achievement to (something or someone)

2. surpass oneself or expectations to go beyond the limit of what was expected [French surpasser]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	surpass - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" excel, stand out top, transcend, exceed, go past, overstep, pass - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" outrank, rank - take precedence or surpass others in rank excel at, shine at - be good at; "She shines at math"
	2.	surpass - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, exceed, surmount beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outgrow - grow faster than outcry, outshout - shout louder than outroar - roar louder than outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" better, break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outrange - have a greater range than (another gun) outweigh - be heavier than outbrave - be braver than out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil outfox - outdo someone in trickery shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
	3.	surpass - move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" go past, pass by, travel by, pass, go by go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" run by - pass by while running; "We watched children were running by" fly by - pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" whisk by, zip by, fly by - move by very quickly
	4.	surpass - be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" exceed, transcend overgrow - grow too large

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surpass

verb outdo, top, beat, best, cap (informal) exceed, eclipse, overshadow, excel, transcend, outstrip, outshine, tower above, go one better than (informal) put in the shade

Translations

surpass [səːˈpɑːs] vt → superar, exceder

surpass [səːˈpɑːs] vt → surpasser, dépasser

surpass [səːˈpɑːs] vt → übertreffen

surpass [səːˈpɑːs] vt → superare

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surpass

v surpass [səˈpaːs]

to be, or do, better, or more than. beter wees يَفوقُ، يَتَفَوَّقُ على надминавам předčit overgå übertreffen ξεπερνώ, υπερτερώ superar, sobrepasar, exceder ületama جلو افتادن voittaa surpasser לַעֲלוֹת עַל- आगे निकल जाना nadilaziti, nadmašivati felülmúl (vkit) melampaui skara fram úr sorpassare まさる ...을 능가하다 pranokti pārspēt melebihi overtreffen overgå przewyższać ultrapassar a depăşi превосходить prevýšiť, byť lepší ako; prekonať prekašati prevazići överträffa, överstiga เกินกว่า üstün olmak, bastırmak 超過 перевершувати, переважати سبقت لے جانا، آگے بڑھ جانا vượt trội hơn 超过