sur|pass

sur|pass
sur|pass «suhr PAS, -PAHS», transitive verb.
1. to do more or better than; be greater than; excel: »

She surpasses her sister in arithmetic. His work surpassed expectations. The sense of accomplishment I felt in actually aiding birth surpassed any feeling I'd had before (Parents' Magazine).

 SYNONYM(S): outdo, outstrip, outrun, eclipse. See syn. under excel. (Cf. ↑excel)
2. to be too much or too great for; go beyond; transcend; exceed: »

The horrors of the battlefield surpassed description.

╂[< Middle French surpasse< sur- beyond + passer to pass, go by]

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  • sur|pass´ing|ness — sur|pass|ing «suhr PAS ihng, PAHS », adjective, adverb. –adj. greatly exceeding or excelling others; of the highest degree or quality: »Helen of Troy was a surpassing beauty. –adv. Poetic. in a surpassing degree; exceedingly: »a gracious damsel… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sur|pass´ing|ly — sur|pass|ing «suhr PAS ihng, PAHS », adjective, adverb. –adj. greatly exceeding or excelling others; of the highest degree or quality: »Helen of Troy was a surpassing beauty. –adv. Poetic. in a surpassing degree; exceedingly: »a gracious damsel… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sur|pass|ing — «suhr PAS ihng, PAHS », adjective, adverb. –adj. greatly exceeding or excelling others; of the highest degree or quality: »Helen of Troy was a surpassing beauty. –adv. Poetic. in a surpassing degree; exceedingly: »a gracious damsel and surpassing …   Useful english dictionary

  • sur|pass|a|ble — «suhr PAS uh buhl, PAHS », adjective. that can be surpassed …   Useful english dictionary

  • sur·pass — …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sur|pass|a|ble — «UHN suhr PAS uh buhl, PAHS », adjective. not surpassable; that cannot be surpassed …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sur|pass|a|bly — «UHN suhr PAS uh blee, PAHS », adverb. in an unsurpassable manner or degree; so as not to be surpassed: »At his worst, he is unsurpassably tedious (Observer) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sur·pass·ing — …   Useful english dictionary

  • sur — sur·a·min; sur·anal; sur·base; sur·based; sur·cin·gle; sur·coat; sur·cu·lose; sur·cu·lus; sur·excitation; sur·face·ly; sur·face·man; sur·fac·er; sur·fac·tant; sur·facy; sur·feit·er; sur·fi·cial; sur·fuse; sur·fu·sion; sur·gen·cy; sur·gent;… …   English syllables

  • pass — com·pass·able; com·pass·less; en·com·pass·ment; pass; pass·able; pass·ably; pass·er·by; pass·gang; pass·ing·ly; pass·ing·ness; pass·less; pass·man; pass·port·less; re·pass; sur·pass; sur·pass·er; sur·pass·ing·ly; tres·pass·er; un·re·pass·able;… …   English syllables

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