surpass
To go beyond or exceed in an adjudicative or literal senseTo go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
» Our profits will surpass last year's.
Meaning
1 sensesTo go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.
übersteigen, übertreffen, überschreiten
превосходи́тьprevosxodítʹ, превзойти́prevzojtí
переве́ршуватиperevéršuvaty, переве́ршитиperevéršyty, переви́щуватиperevýščuvaty
- be or do something to a greater degree
- move past
- be greater in scope or size than some standard
- distinguish oneself
Examples
88 sentencesOur profits will surpass last year's.
This may be a case of the student surpassing the teacher.
Tom has surpassed expectations.
ruТом превзошёл ожидания.
deTom hat die Erwartungen übertroffen.
Nobody can surpass Tom.
Tom surpassed Mary.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- + pass. DisplacFrom Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- + pass. Displaced native Old English oferstīgan (literally “to climb over”).
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Forms
surpasses, surpassing, surpassed, surpassedSynonyms
16 synonymsWord family
4 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