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surmountsurmount /sɚˈmaʊnt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYsurmountOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French surmonter, from sur- ( ➔ SURCHARGE) + monter to get up on to VERB TABLEsurmount |
Present | I, you, we, they | surmount | | he, she, it | surmounts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | surmounted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have surmounted | | he, she, it | has surmounted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had surmounted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will surmount | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have surmounted |
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Present | I | am surmounting | | he, she, it | is surmounting | | you, we, they | are surmounting | Past | I, he, she, it | was surmounting | | you, we, they | were surmounting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been surmounting | | he, she, it | has been surmounting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been surmounting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be surmounting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been surmounting |
1to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty SYN overcome2[usually passive] to be above or on top of something—surmountable adjective |