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S0917100 (sər-mount′)tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts 1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.2. To ascend to the top of; climb: surmount a hill.3. a. To place something above; top: The lintel was surmounted with a frieze.b. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.4. Obsolete To surpass or exceed in amount.

[Middle English surmonten, from Old French surmonter : sur-, sur- + monter, to mount; see mount¹.]

sur·mount′a·ble adj.sur·mount′er n.

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(sɜːˈmaʊnt) vb (tr) 1. to prevail over; overcome: to surmount tremendous difficulties. 2. to ascend and cross to the opposite side of3. to lie on top of or rise above4. to put something on top of or above5. obsolete to surpass or exceed[C14: from Old French surmonter, from sur-¹ + monter to mount¹] surˈmountable adj surˈmountableness n surˈmounter n

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(sərˈmaʊnt)

v.t. 1. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). 2. to prevail over; overcome: to surmount difficulties. 3. to get to the top of; mount upon. 4. to be on top of or above. 5. to furnish with something placed on top or above. 6. Obs. a. to surpass. b. to exceed. [1325–75 < Anglo-French surmounter, Middle French] sur•mount′a•ble, adj.

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Past participle: surmounted
Gerund: surmounting

Imperative
surmount
surmount

Present
I surmount
you surmount
he/she/it surmounts
we surmount
you surmount
they surmount

Preterite
I surmounted
you surmounted
he/she/it surmounted
we surmounted
you surmounted
they surmounted

Present Continuous
I am surmounting
you are surmounting
he/she/it is surmounting
we are surmounting
you are surmounting
they are surmounting

Present Perfect
I have surmounted
you have surmounted
he/she/it has surmounted
we have surmounted
you have surmounted
they have surmounted

Past Continuous
I was surmounting
you were surmounting
he/she/it was surmounting
we were surmounting
you were surmounting
they were surmounting

Past Perfect
I had surmounted
you had surmounted
he/she/it had surmounted
we had surmounted
you had surmounted
they had surmounted

Future
I will surmount
you will surmount
he/she/it will surmount
we will surmount
you will surmount
they will surmount

Future Perfect
I will have surmounted
you will have surmounted
he/she/it will have surmounted
we will have surmounted
you will have surmounted
they will have surmounted

Future Continuous
I will be surmounting
you will be surmounting
he/she/it will be surmounting
we will be surmounting
you will be surmounting
they will be surmounting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been surmounting
you have been surmounting
he/she/it has been surmounting
we have been surmounting
you have been surmounting
they have been surmounting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been surmounting
you will have been surmounting
he/she/it will have been surmounting
we will have been surmounting
you will have been surmounting
they will have been surmounting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been surmounting
you had been surmounting
he/she/it had been surmounting
we had been surmounting
you had been surmounting
they had been surmounting

Conditional
I would surmount
you would surmount
he/she/it would surmount
we would surmount
you would surmount
they would surmount

Past Conditional
I would have surmounted
you would have surmounted
he/she/it would have surmounted
we would have surmounted
you would have surmounted
they would have surmounted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	surmount - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"master, overcome, subdue, get overbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
	2.	surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"
	3.	surmount - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"scalearrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
	4.	surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceedbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"outgrow - grow faster thanoutcry, outshout - shout louder thanoutroar - roar louder thanoutsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfightoutsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues"outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"better, break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"outrange - have a greater range than (another gun)outweigh - be heavier thanoutbrave - be braver thanout-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or eviloutfox - outdo someone in trickeryshame - surpass or beat by a wide marginoutmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"

surmount

verb1. overcome, master, conquer, pass, exceed, surpass, overpower, triumph over, vanquish, prevail over I realised I had to surmount the language barrier.2. (Formal) cap, top, crown, tip The mountain is surmounted by a huge black castle.

surmount

verb1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, triumph over, vanquish, worst.Informal: trim, whip.Slang: ace, lick.Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.2. To pass by or over safely or successfully:clear, hurdle, negotiate.

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(səˈmaunt) verb to overcome or deal with (problems, obstacles etc) successfully. He surmounted these obstacles without trouble.克服

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verb overcome

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verb cap

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verb to win a victory over, as in battle or a competition

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verb to pass by or over safely or successfully

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verb get on top of

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verb be on top of

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verb reach the highest point of

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verb be or do something to a greater degree

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