surpass

CEFRB2

/səˈpɑːs/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To do or be better than someone or something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Do you want so much to surpass me?

  • If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • Nobody can surpass him.

Synonyms

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Her latest test score could blank all previous records in the class.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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