English Explanatory Dictionary

surpass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

Pronunciation

/səˈpɑːs/ /sɚˈpæs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-surpass.wav

Word forms

surpass surpasses surpassing surpassed

Etymology

From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- + pass. Displaced native Old English oferstīgan (literally “to climb over”).

Synonyms

exceed forpass transcend excel outdo outstrip

Derived words

outsurpass surpassable surpassive unsurpassed
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