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" A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself."
Georges Clemenceau

Meaning of "surpass" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SURPASS

From French surpasser, from sur-1 + passer to pass.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SURPASS

sɜːˈpɑːs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURPASS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Surpass is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb surpass in English.

WHAT DOES SURPASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surpass

Surpass was a short-lived Wrigley antacid gum. Shipments of Surpass to retail outlets were discontinued in March 2003 due to lack of popularity.

Definition of surpass in the English dictionary

The first definition of surpass in the dictionary is to be greater than in degree, extent, etc. Other definition of surpass is to be superior to in achievement or excellence. Surpass is also to overstep the limit or range of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SURPASS

PRESENT

Present
I surpass
you surpass
he/she/it surpasses
we surpass
you surpass
they surpass
Present continuous
I am surpassing
you are surpassing
he/she/it is surpassing
we are surpassing
you are surpassing
they are surpassing
Present perfect
I have surpassed
you have surpassed
he/she/it has surpassed
we have surpassed
you have surpassed
they have surpassed
Present perfect continuous
I have been surpassing
you have been surpassing
he/she/it has been surpassing
we have been surpassing
you have been surpassing
they have been surpassing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I surpassed
you surpassed
he/she/it surpassed
we surpassed
you surpassed
they surpassed
Past continuous
I was surpassing
you were surpassing
he/she/it was surpassing
we were surpassing
you were surpassing
they were surpassing
Past perfect
I had surpassed
you had surpassed
he/she/it had surpassed
we had surpassed
you had surpassed
they had surpassed
Past perfect continuous
I had been surpassing
you had been surpassing
he/she/it had been surpassing
we had been surpassing
you had been surpassing
they had been surpassing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will surpass
you will surpass
he/she/it will surpass
we will surpass
you will surpass
they will surpass
Future continuous
I will be surpassing
you will be surpassing
he/she/it will be surpassing
we will be surpassing
you will be surpassing
they will be surpassing
Future perfect
I will have surpassed
you will have surpassed
he/she/it will have surpassed
we will have surpassed
you will have surpassed
they will have surpassed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been surpassing
you will have been surpassing
he/she/it will have been surpassing
we will have been surpassing
you will have been surpassing
they will have been surpassing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would surpass
you would surpass
he/she/it would surpass
we would surpass
you would surpass
they would surpass
Conditional continuous
I would be surpassing
you would be surpassing
he/she/it would be surpassing
we would be surpassing
you would be surpassing
they would be surpassing
Conditional perfect
I would have surpass
you would have surpass
he/she/it would have surpass
we would have surpass
you would have surpass
they would have surpass
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been surpassing
you would have been surpassing
he/she/it would have been surpassing
we would have been surpassing
you would have been surpassing
they would have been surpassing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you surpass
we let´s surpass
you surpass
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to surpass
Past participle
surpassed
Present Participle
surpassing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURPASS

bypass · bypast · handpass · impasse · outpass · overpass · pass · PayPass · repass · sparse · timepass · underpass

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURPASS

surnominal · surpassable · surpasser · surpassing · surpassingly · surpassingness · surplice · surpliced · surplus · surplus store · surplusage · surprint · surprisal · surprise · surprise party · surprised · surprisedly · surpriser · surprising · surprisingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURPASS

back pass · backstage pass · boarding pass · box the compass · bring to pass · bus pass · come to pass · compass · coronary bypass · day pass · encompass · forward pass · free pass · gyrocompass · magnetic compass · mountain pass · press pass · ski pass · trespass · wall pass

Synonyms and antonyms of surpass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SURPASS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «surpass» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «surpass» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SURPASS

Find out the translation of surpass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of surpass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «surpass» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

优于
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

superar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

surpass
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجاوز
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

превзойти
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

superar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অতিক্রম করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dépasser
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mengatasi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

übertreffen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

優れている
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

능가하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ngluwihi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vượt qua
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

விஞ்சிவிடும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पार करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

aşmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

superare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przewyższać
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевершити
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

depăși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεπεράσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oortref
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överträffa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overgå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surpass

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURPASS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of surpass
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «surpass».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about surpass

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SURPASS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word surpass.
1
Arthur Ashe
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
2
Hans Urs von Balthasar
The One, the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, these are what we call the transcendental attributes of Being, because they surpass all the limits of essences and are coextensive with Being.
3
Simon Le Bon
Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.
4
Jane Campion
I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. It's those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling.
5
Thomas Haden Church
And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.
6
Georges Clemenceau
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
7
Kenneth Cranham
You create a blueprint of your best performance, and you're happiest the night you surpass that blueprint. That won't happen that often, but it will happen. It's like sculpting: you keep refining. When you have a piece that is yours, that is just you, that becomes obsessive; you think about it all the time.
8
Michael Diamond
Honestly achieved results surpass all others.
9
Todd Gitlin
Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.
10
Franz Grillparzer
Progress will always have as its recourse to exaggerate what it cannot surpass.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURPASS»

Discover the use of surpass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surpass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Acquisition of Creole Languages: How Children Surpass ...
The first study into how children acquire Creoles as their first language in the absence of a conventional language model.
Dany Adone, 2012
2
Making the Gladiolus Surpass Itself: Teaching the Plant New ...
Luther Burbank. Surpass Itself; % '& 6 )V1 ')JW -=2 New Habits X Luther Burbanlt Surpass Itself Surpass Itself Teaching The Plant New Habits By. "^T" Making^ne' Gladiolus Front Cover.
Luther Burbank
3
Handle with Care: How to Beat the Odds, Surpass Every ...
Andy Thompson. We have become more enlightened, and now in the 21st century it really is all about love. I am glad about that – I am glad I did not have to marry the person my father and mother picked for me.I amgladI actually got tomeether, ...
Andy Thompson, 2014
4
InfoWorld
Surpass Spreadsheet Network Kit Supports 10 Workstations Surpass Software Systems has released a network kit for its Surpass spreadsheet. The $1,995 Surpass Network Kit supports 10 workstations on networks compatible with DOS 3.
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A Universal Critical and Pronouncing Dictionary of the ...
allino ncTaENERAU.ED.] To exceed in military skill or manoeuvre. Ld. Chesterfield. OOt-cIve', (glv') v. a. To surpass in giving. Dryden. OCt-go', c. a. [i. outwent; pp. outgoing, outdone.] To surpass ; to go beyond ; to leave behind ; to circumvent.
Noah Webster, John Walker, 1863
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English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order with ...
SURPASS, compounded of svr, over, and pass, is one species of exceeding. EXCEL, compounded of ex and cello, to lift or move over, is another species. Exceed is applied mostly to things in the sense of going beyond in measure, degree, ...
George Crabb, 1879
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A Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language
To t'xcol ; to surpass ; to exceed. OUT'-door ( dor), a. Being out of the house. oOt' er, a. Being without; — opposed to inner. oOt'er-most, a. Remotest from the middle. bOT-FAcE', f. a. To brave ; to stare down. 60t'fAll, n. A waterfall ; the lower end ...
Joseph Emerson Worcester, 1866
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Best Practices: Achieving Goals: Define and Surpass Your ...
Aiming high is essential to success.
Kathleen Schienle, 2007
9
Crabb's English Synonymes
EXCEED, Excel, Surpass, Transcend, Outdo. Exceed, from the Latin excedo, compounded of ex, out, and cedere, to pass, means to pass out of, or beyond, the line, and is the general term. Surpass, compounded of French sur, Latin super, ...
George Crabb, 1917
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The Greatest Sales Training in the World
Robert Nelson. Surpass Your Own Achievements "To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant; to surpass my own deeds is all." Striving competitively to outdo others can sometimes be hazardous to your own progress. Some people look at ...
Robert Nelson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURPASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surpass is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Neymar insists he is not trying to surpass Lionel Messi and is …
Barcelona star Neymar insists he is not focusing on trying to surpass Lionel Messi as the best in the world. The Brazilian has been tipped to challenge Messi for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
North Carolina revenues surpass estimates by $445 million
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's General Fund has surpassed its expected revenues by about $445 million in the most recent fiscal year, further ... «WECT-TV6, Jul 15»
3
Pork production will far surpass beef in 2015
Retail beef prices broke records in June, while pork prices are moving in another direction. Beef prices averaged $6.11 per pound in June, economists Steve ... «Iowa Farmer Today, Jul 15»
4
Minnesota traffic fatalities surpass 200 for the year
ST. PAUL -- After reporting the lowest number of traffic deaths since 1944 last year, 201 people have lost their lives on Minnesota roads so far this year. «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Netflix U.S. viewership could surpass major cable network ratings by …
LOS ANGELES — If Netflix were a Nielsen-rated TV network, the No. 1 streaming service would, within a year, attain a larger 24-hour audience than each of the ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun 15»
6
2015 fires on tap to surpass 2014 wildfires
We're only in the middle of June, and yet we're on tap to surpass all the wildfires from last year. KREM. Ryan Simms, KREM.com 8:17 a.m. PDT June 20, 2015. «KREM.com, Jun 15»
7
Lottery scratch ticket sales to surpass $200M
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Officials say the New Hampshire Lottery is set to surpass $200 million in scratch ticket sales this fiscal year, the highest annual sales for ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
8
South Carolina athletics set to surpass $100 million in revenue
South Carolina's athletics revenue is expected to rank between eighth and 10th for the coming fiscal year among SEC schools. | Gerry Melendez ... «The State, Jun 15»
9
Online Video Revenue Will Surpass DVDs This Year
NetflixDVD Given that digital video services seems to be all the rage in the past few years, you would think that these services would have long surpassed the ... «Ubergizmo, Jun 15»
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Mobile gaming sales to surpass console gaming sales for first time …
That trend may be what's driving this year's tipping point in the games industry, in which mobile gaming revenues are expected to surpass console gaming sales ... «GeekWire, May 15»
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