surmount
To get or be over without touching or resting onTo get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
» He surmounted the obstacles with great effort.
Он с большим трудом преодолел все препятствия.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
überwinden
преодолева́тьpreodolevátʹ, преодоле́тьpreodolétʹ
перебо́рюватиperebórjuvaty, переборо́тиpereboróty
(transitive)To cap; to sit on top of.
be on top of
Examples
5 sentencesHe surmounted the obstacles with great effort.
ruОн с большим трудом преодолел все препятствия.
There are many obstacles to surmount when translating literary texts.
deBeim Übersetzen literarischer Texte muss man viele Hürden überwinden.
Opposite the door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantelpiece of imitation white marble.
deDer Tür gegenüber befand sich ein prahlerischer Kamin mit einem Sims aus falschem weißem Marmor.
Her head was surmounted by a huge white chiffon hat, bedecked with three long but rather stringy ostrich feathers.
The loss of public support will make it increasingly difficult for the populist leader to surmount growing opposition to his leftist policies.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), froFrom Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) + monter (“to mount”), equivalent to sur- + mount.
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Forms
surmounts, surmounting, surmounted, surmounted| Base form | surmount · to surmount |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | surmounts |
| Present participle | surmounting |
| Past simple | surmounted |
| Past participle | surmounted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle