surmount

[ ser-mount ]

/ sərˈmaʊnt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR surmount ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.

to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).

to prevail over: to surmount tremendous difficulties.

to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a pillar.

to furnish with something placed on top or above: to surmount a tower with a spire.

Obsolete.

to surpass in excellence.
to exceed in amount.

Origin of surmount

1325–75; Middle English surmounten<Anglo-French surmounter, Middle French. See sur-¹, mount¹

OTHER WORDS FROM surmount

sur·mount·a·ble, adjectivesur·mount·a·ble·ness, nounsur·mount·er, nounun·sur·mount·a·ble, adjective

un·sur·mount·ed, adjective

Words nearby surmount

Surinam toad, surjection, surjective, surly, surmise, surmount, surmullet, surname, surpass, surpassing, surplice

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Example sentences from the Web for surmount

Now he’s seeking his fourth ring, inching closer to Michael Jordan’s six — which, no matter how much he downplays it, is a hill he’s still trying to surmount.
The NBA Finals Burst the Analytics Bubble|Joshua Eferighe|September 29, 2020|Ozy
And that is why, as veterans, the onus is on us to surmount it and bridge the divide.
Divided in the Wake of Fort Hood|Thomas Gibbons-Neff|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If this is to be the case the capital must be rendered congruous with the column it should surmount.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII|Various
Whether we shall ever surmount these barriers God alone knows.
The Chalice Of Courage|Cyrus Townsend Brady

Do you love her so well that your love for her could surmount your dread of your aunt?
Fairy Fingers|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
His plan may be cleverly devised to surmount difficulties of structure and material; it will not be inspired.
Since Czanne|Clive Bell
But by what human power can they ever surmount the above obstacles?
Two Addresses|Nicholas Rigby

British Dictionary definitions for surmount

surmount

/ (sɜːˈmaʊnt) /

verb (tr)

to prevail over; overcometo surmount tremendous difficulties

to ascend and cross to the opposite side of

to lie on top of or rise above

to put something on top of or above

obsolete to surpass or exceed

Derived forms of surmount

surmountable, adjectivesurmountableness, nounsurmounter, noun

Word Origin for surmount

C14: from Old French surmonter, from sur- 1 + monter to mount 1

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

单词	surmount
释义	surmount [ ser-mount ] / sərˈmaʊnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surmount ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). to prevail over: to surmount tremendous difficulties. to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a pillar. to furnish with something placed on top or above: to surmount a tower with a spire. Obsolete. to surpass in excellence. to exceed in amount. Origin of surmount 1325–75; Middle English surmounten<Anglo-French surmounter, Middle French. See sur-¹, mount¹ OTHER WORDS FROM surmount sur·mount·a·ble, adjectivesur·mount·a·ble·ness, nounsur·mount·er, nounun·sur·mount·a·ble, adjective un·sur·mount·ed, adjective Words nearby surmount Surinam toad, surjection, surjective, surly, surmise, surmount, surmullet, surname, surpass, surpassing, surplice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surmount Now he’s seeking his fourth ring, inching closer to Michael Jordan’s six — which, no matter how much he downplays it, is a hill he’s still trying to surmount. The NBA Finals Burst the Analytics Bubble\|Joshua Eferighe\|September 29, 2020\|Ozy And that is why, as veterans, the onus is on us to surmount it and bridge the divide. Divided in the Wake of Fort Hood\|Thomas Gibbons-Neff\|April 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If this is to be the case the capital must be rendered congruous with the column it should surmount. British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII\|Various Whether we shall ever surmount these barriers God alone knows. The Chalice Of Courage\|Cyrus Townsend Brady Do you love her so well that your love for her could surmount your dread of your aunt? Fairy Fingers\|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie His plan may be cleverly devised to surmount difficulties of structure and material; it will not be inspired. Since Czanne\|Clive Bell But by what human power can they ever surmount the above obstacles? Two Addresses\|Nicholas Rigby British Dictionary definitions for surmount surmount / (sɜːˈmaʊnt) / verb (tr) to prevail over; overcometo surmount tremendous difficulties to ascend and cross to the opposite side of to lie on top of or rise above to put something on top of or above obsolete to surpass or exceed Derived forms of surmount surmountable, adjectivesurmountableness, nounsurmounter, noun Word Origin for surmount C14: from Old French surmonter, from sur- 1 + monter to mount 1 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 Words related to surmount conquer, exceed, lick, surpass, subdue, crown, down, hurdle, outstrip, pass, best, better, top, overpower, leap, crest, negotiate, throw, clear, cap
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surmount

verb (used with object)

Origin of surmount

OTHER WORDS FROM surmount

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Example sentences from the Web for surmount

British Dictionary definitions for surmount

verb (tr)

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