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- Dictionarysurpassing/səˈpɑːsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. incomparable or outstanding: dated, literary "a picture of surpassing beauty"
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The meaning of SURPASSING is greatly exceeding others : of a very high degree. How to use surpassing in a sentence.
1. : to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed. surpassed her rivals. surpassed all expectations. 2. : to go beyond : overstep. 3. : to transcend the reach, capacity, or powers of. a beauty that surpasses description. surpassable. sər-ˈpa-sə-bəl. adjective. Synonyms. beat. better. eclipse. exceed. excel. outclass. outdistance. outdo.
SURPASS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of surpass in English. surpass. verb [ T ] formal uk / səˈpɑːs / us / sɚˈpæs / Add to word list. C2. to do or be better than: His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations.
surpassing. adjective [ before noun ] literary uk / səˈpɑː.sɪŋ / us / sɚˈpæs.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. extremely great: a face of surpassing beauty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Linguistics: very & extreme. abjectly.
Surpassing definition: of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary. See examples of SURPASSING used in a sentence.
Add to word list. to do or be better or greater than something: The quarterly sales figures have surpassed everyone's expectations. The latest figures surpassed the previous peak of 15,418 foreclosures in the third quarter of 2008.
Definition of 'surpass' surpass. (səʳpɑːs , -pæs ) Word forms: surpasses , surpassing , surpassed. 1. verb. If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second. He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers. [VERB noun]
