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1. (v.t.) surpass
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
2. surpass
to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel.
3. surpass
to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend:
misery that surpasses description.
Etymology: (1545–55; < MF surpasser=sur-sur -1+passer to pass)
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1. (verb) excel, stand out, surpass
distinguish oneself
"She excelled in math"
2. (verb) surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
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"
3. (verb) travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
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"
4. (verb) exceed, transcend, surpass
be greater in scope or size than some standard
"Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
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1. (verb) surpass
to go beyond what was expected or hoped for
We have surpassed our original sales predictions.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) surpass
to go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel
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Sense: to be, or do, better, or more than.
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 Afrikaans: beter wees |
 Arabic: يَفوقُ، يَتَفَوَّقُ على |
 Bulgarian: надминавам |
 Brazilian: ultrapassar |
 Czech: předčit |
 German: übertreffen |
 Danish: overgå |
 Greek: ξεπερνώ, υπερτερώ |
 Spanish: superar, sobrepasar, exce |
 Estonian: ületama |
 Farsi: جلو افتادن |
 Finnish: ylittää |
 French: surpasser |
 Hebrew: לַעֲלוֹת עַל- |
 Hindi: आगे निकल जाना |
 Croatian: nadilaziti, nadmašivati |
 Hungarian: felülmúl (vkit) |
 Indonesian: melampaui |
 Icelandic: skara framúr |
 Italian: sorpassare |
 Japanese: まさる |
 Korean: 능가하다 |
 Lithuanian: pranokti |
 Latvian: pārspēt |
 Malay: melebihi |
 Dutch: overtreffen |
 Norwegian: overgå |
 Polish: przewyższać |
 Persian: جلو افتادن |
 Pashto: ښه ، مخکی تلل |
 Portuguese: ultrapassar |
 Romanian: a depăşi |
 Russian: превосходить |
 Slovak: prevýšiť, byť lepší ako; |
 Slovenian: prekašati |
 Serbian: prevazići |
 Swedish: överträffa, överstiga |
 Thai: เกินกว่า |
 Turkish: üstün olmak, bastırmak |
 Taiwanese: 超過 |
 Ukrainian: перевершувати, переважати |
 Urdu: سبقت لے جانا، آگے بڑھ جا |
 Vietnamese: vượt trội hơn |
 Chinese: 超过 |
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