surpass

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US /sɚˈpæs/ UK /səˈpɑːs/ See IPA manual

verb

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verb
to exceed or be greater than; to outdo

The new model surpasses its predecessor in every respect.

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1 verb · to exceed or be greater... exceed outdo outstrip eclipse transcend outshine excel

Opposites

lag trailfall short

Word family

Forms surpassingsurpassingly

Derived forms surpassablesurpassingsurpassed

Related forms pass passage

Etymology

From Middle French surpasser ('to go beyond'), from sur- ('beyond', from Latin super) + passer ('to pass'), from Vulgar Latin *passare, from Latin passus ('step, pace').

surpasser Middle French passus Latin

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# surpass

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** sɚˈpæs
**IPA (UK):** səˈpɑːs

## Meanings
1. to exceed or be greater than; to outdo

## Examples
- The new model surpasses its predecessor in every respect.

## Synonyms
- exceed
- outdo
- outstrip
- eclipse
- transcend
- outshine
- excel

## Antonyms
- lag
- trail
- fall short

## Derived Forms
- surpassable
- surpassing
- surpassed

## Related Forms
- pass
- passage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: surpasser
- Root: passus

## Etymology
From Middle French surpasser ('to go beyond'), from sur- ('beyond', from Latin super) + passer ('to pass'), from Vulgar Latin *passare, from Latin passus ('step, pace').

## AI Etymology
Surpass is from Middle French surpasser ('to go beyond'), from sur- ('beyond', from Latin super) + passer ('to pass'), from Vulgar Latin *passare, from Latin passus ('step, pace'). Important recorded forms include surpasser (Middle French) and passus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to exceed or be greater than; to outdo. The wider family includes derived forms such as surpassable, surpassing, and surpassed and related words such as pass and passage.

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