What does surpass mean?

Definitions for surpass
sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑssur·pass

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. excel, stand out, surpassverb

    distinguish oneself

    "She excelled in math"

  2. surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperformverb

    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. travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, passverb

    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. exceed, transcend, surpassverb

    be greater in scope or size than some standard

    "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

Wiktionary

  1. surpassverb

    To exceed, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Surpassverb

    To excel; to exceed; to go beyond in excellence.

    Etymology: surpasser, French.

    The climate’s delicate,
    Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing
    The common praise it bears. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

    O, by what name, for thou above all these,
    Above mankind, or aught than mankind higher,
    Surpassest far my naming! how may I
    Adore thee, author of this universe? John Milton.

    Achilles, ’s hero, in strength and courage surpassed the rest of the Grecian army. Dryden.

    A nymph of late there was,
    Whose heav’nly form her fellows did surpass,
    The pride and joy of fair Arcadia’s plains. Dryden.

    Under or near the Line are mountains, which, for bigness and number, surpass those of colder countries, as much as the heat there surpasses that of those countries. John Woodward.

Wikipedia

  1. Surpass

    Surpass was a short-lived Wrigley antacid gum. Shipments of Surpass to retail outlets were discontinued in March 2003 due to lack of popularity.

ChatGPT

  1. surpass

    Surpass means to exceed or go beyond something, usually relating to a set standard, a previous achievement, or a specific competitor. It can refer to doing better than expected in a certain situation or being superior in skills or qualities. Essentially, it implies being greater or better than something else.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Surpassverb

    to go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel

Wikidata

  1. Surpass

    Surpass was a short-lived Wrigley antacid gum. Shipments of Surpass to retail outlets were discontinued in March 2003 due to lack of popularity.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Surpass

    sur-pas′, v.t. to pass beyond: to exceed: to excel: to go past in space.—adj. Surpass′able, that may be surpassed.—p.adj. Surpass′ing, passing beyond others: excellent in a high degree.—adv. Surpass′ingly.—n. Surpass′ingness. [Fr. surpasser, sur—L. super, beyond, passer, to pass.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of surpass in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of surpass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of surpass in a Sentence

  1. Defense Chris Miller:

    DoD's efforts already surpass those of recent administrations with over three weeks to go and we continue to schedule additional meetings for the remainder of the transition and answer any and all requests for information in our purview.

  2. Chief Financial Officer Felipe Negrao:

    We expect the number of BanQi users to grow very rapidly and easily surpass some local competitors.

  3. Jocelyn Benson:

    I think we'll certainly meet that, if not surpass it.

  4. Bill Geary:

    In some cases, we are going to far surpass five feet of snow and that's in a 21-hour period of time, it's a remarkable amount of time.

  5. Justin Buoen:

    Our campaign used the third quarter to make aggressive investments in our early state campaign infrastructure. These investments, along with stand-out debate performances from Senator Amy KlobucharA and effective organizing across the early states, enabled us to easily meet the debate thresholds for September and October and surpass the required unique donor number for the November debate, none of that would have been possible without the outpouring of grassroots support we received from Americans who believe in Amy's unifying, optimistic message.

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