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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•pass•ing (sər pas′ing, -pä′sing),USA pronunciation adj. - of a large amount or high degree;
exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary:structures of surpassing magnificence.
adv. - in a surpassing manner;
extraordinarily.
sur•pass′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surpassing /sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋ/ adj - exceptional; extraordinary
adv - obsolete or poetic (intensifier): surpassing fair
surˈpassingly adv sur•pass /sɚˈpæs/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to go beyond in amount, extent, excellence, or degree;
be greater than:She surpassed all the others. - to be beyond the range or capacity of;
transcend:misery that surpasses description.
sur•pass•ing, adj. [before a noun]structures of surpassing beauty.See -pass-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•pass (sər pas′, -päs′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree;
be greater than;
exceed. - to go beyond in excellence or achievement;
be superior to;
excel:He surpassed his brother in sports. - to be beyond the range or capacity of;
transcend:misery that surpasses description.
- Middle French surpasser, equivalent. to sur- sur-1 + passer to pass
- 1545–55
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beat, outstrip. See excel.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surpass /sɜːˈpɑːs/ vb (transitive)- to be greater than in degree, extent, etc
- to be superior to in achievement or excellence
- to overstep the limit or range of: the theory surpasses my comprehension
Etymology: 16th Century: from French surpasser, from sur-1 + passer to passsurˈpassable adj |