surpass

sur·pass

S0917400 (sər-păs′)tr.v. sur·passed, sur·pass·ing, sur·pass·es 1. To do more than or be superior to: surpassed her classmates in academic honors. See Synonyms at excel.2. To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses comprehension.3. To be greater than, as in degree or quality; exceed: The cost of the project surpassed its budget projections.Idiom: surpass oneself To do the best that one ever has done at a given activity.

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[French surpasser, from Old French, to transgress : sur-, sur- + passer, pass; see pass.]

surpass

(sɜːˈpɑːs) vb (tr) 1. to be greater than in degree, extent, etc2. to be superior to in achievement or excellence3. to overstep the limit or range of: the theory surpasses my comprehension. [C16: from French surpasser, from sur-¹ + passer to pass] surˈpassable adj

sur•pass

(sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs)

v.t. 1. to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed. 2. to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel. 3. to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses description. [1545–55; < Middle French surpasser=sur- sur-¹ + passer to pass] sur•pass′a•ble, adj. sur•pass′er, n.

surpass

Past participle: surpassed
Gerund: surpassing

Imperative
surpass
surpass

Present
I surpass
you surpass
he/she/it surpasses
we surpass
you surpass
they surpass

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	surpass - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"excel, stand outtop, transcend, exceed, go past, overstep, pass - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"outrank, rank - take precedence or surpass others in rankexcel at, shine at - be good at; "She shines at math"
	2.	surpass - 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, exceed, surmountbeat, 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"
	3.	surpass - move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"go past, pass by, travel by, pass, go bygo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"run by - pass by while running; "We watched children were running by"fly by - pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by"whisk by, zip by, fly by - move by very quickly
	4.	surpass - be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"exceed, transcendovergrow - grow too large

surpass

verb outdo, top, beat, best, cap (informal), exceed, eclipse, overshadow, excel, transcend, outstrip, outshine, tower above, go one better than (informal), put in the shade He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers.

surpass

verb1. To go beyond the limits of:exceed, overreach, overrun, overstep, transcend.2. To be greater or better than:best, better, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, top, transcend.Informal: beat.Idioms: go beyond, go one better.

Translations

超过

surpass

(səˈpaːs) verb to be, or do, better, or more than. 超過 超过