surpass
pronunciation
How to pronounce surpass in British English:
UK [səˈpɑːs]
How to pronounce surpass in American English:
US [sərˈpæs]
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- Verb:
- distinguish oneself
- be or do something to a greater degree
- pass by
- go beyond
Word Origin
- surpass (v.)
- 1550s, from Middle French surpasser "go beyond, exceed, excel" (16c.), from sur- "beyond" (see sur- (1)) + passer "to go by" (see pass (v.)). Related: Surpassed; surpassing.
Example
- 1. Will chinese army force surpass us in few decades ?
- 2. But spending has yet to surpass its 2005 peak .
- 3. Will china surpass the us market in auto sales ?
- 4. But they will surpass everything that we have heard since glinka .
- 5. Android-phone shipments now surpass iphone shipments globally .