Surpass Definition

sər-păs
surpassed, surpasses, surpassing
verb
surpassed, surpasses, surpassing
To excel or be superior to.
Webster's New World
To go beyond the limit, capacity, range, etc. of.
Riches surpassing belief.
Webster's New World
To exceed in quantity, degree, amount, etc.
Webster's New World

To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.

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.
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surpass oneself
  • To do the best that one ever has done at a given activity.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Surpass

  • surpass oneself

Origin of Surpass

  • French surpasser from Old French to transgress sur- sur- passer pass pass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French surpasser (“to pass beyond"); sur- +"Ž pass.

    From Wiktionary

Surpass Sentence Examples

  • In the Northern Alps the pine forests rarely surpass the limit of 6000 ft.

  • The eagles comprise many species, but none to surpass the golden eagle of Europe.

  • Their love could surpass any distance that was put between them.

  • My sister's piano skills continued to surpass mine, even though we practiced the same amount.

  • For a couple of centuries Lydgate's reputation equalled, if it did not surpass, that of his master.

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