surmount
pronunciation
How to pronounce surmount in British English:
UK [səˈmaʊnt]
How to pronounce surmount in American English:
US [sərˈmaʊnt]
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- Verb:
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- be on top of
- reach the highest point of
- be or do something to a greater degree
Word Origin
- surmount (v.)
- early 14c., "to rise above, go beyond," from Old French surmonter "rise above," from sur- "beyond" (see sur- (1)) + monter "to go up" (see mount (v.)). Meaning "to prevail over, overcome" is recorded from late 14c. Related: Surmounted; surmounting.
Example
- 1. Mobile phones must still surmount social obstacles , however .
- 2. The man who could help her surmount these hurdles is lula himself .
- 3. Mr purves is confident that rolls-royce can surmount the other obstacle in its path : public and regulatory disapproval of cars with hugely powerful engines .
- 4. In practice , they have lots of obstacles to surmount .
- 5. There are still hurdles to surmount .