surpass
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surpass
- /səˈpɑːs/ UK
- /sɚˈpæs/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːs, -æs
Where it comes from
From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- + pass. Displaced native Old English oferstīgan (literally “to climb over”).
verb surpasses · surpassing · surpassed
- To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense. The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
