surpass : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: surpass	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for surpass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surpass v distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: excel, stand out, 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" Synonym(s): surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform 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" Synonym(s): travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" Synonym(s): exceed, transcend, surpass
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surpass \Surpass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See {Sur-}, and {Pass}.] To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel. This would surpass* Common revenge and interrupt his joy. --Milton. Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.