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surpass

[ ser-pas, -pahs ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
  2. to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel:

    He surpassed his brother in sports.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend:

    misery that surpasses description.



surpass

/ ²õɜːˈ±èɑː²õ /

verb

  1. to be greater than in degree, extent, etc
  2. to be superior to in achievement or excellence
  3. to overstep the limit or range of

    the theory surpasses my comprehension

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²õ³Ü°ùˈ±è²¹²õ²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü°ù·±è²¹²õ²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ²õ³Ü°ù·±è²¹²õ²õİù noun
  • un²õ³Ü°ù·±è²¹²õ²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôî€ÈŽ³Ü°ù·±è²¹²õ²õ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of surpass1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Middle French surpasser; equivalent to sur- 1 + pass
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of surpass1

C16: from French surpasser, from sur- 1+ passer to pass
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Synonym Study

See excel.
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Example Sentences

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The US Geological Survey's modelling estimates Myanmar's death toll could exceed 10,000, while the cost in damages to infrastructure could surpass the country's annual economic output.

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That means it has a market value of almost $30bn, which surpasses Fox Corp - the owner of rival Fox News - and other media giants Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global.

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That ball was auctioned for $4.392 million, an amount that surpassed any sum paid for a baseball, in October.

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If he replicates his current scoring rate in the Bundesliga, then he could well surpass Shearer's total within two seasons.

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“As I got older, I realized there are so many ways in which Taiwan surpasses everywhere else.”

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