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surpasssurpass /sɚˈpæs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYsurpassOrigin: 1500-1600 Old French surpasser, from sur- ( ➔ SURCHARGE) + passer to pass VERB TABLEsurpass |
Present | I, you, we, they | surpass | | he, she, it | surpasses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | surpassed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have surpassed | | he, she, it | has surpassed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had surpassed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will surpass | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have surpassed |
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Present | I | am surpassing | | he, she, it | is surpassing | | you, we, they | are surpassing | Past | I, he, she, it | was surpassing | | you, we, they | were surpassing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been surpassing | | he, she, it | has been surpassing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been surpassing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be surpassing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been surpassing |
► surpass expectations/hopes/dreams (=be better than you had expected, hoped, etc.) 1to be even better or greater than someone or something else: China will likely surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest market.surpass expectations/hopes/dreams (=be better than you had expected, hoped, etc.)2surpass yourself formal to do something even better than you have ever done before |