SURPASS


Meaning of SURPASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə(r)pɑ:s, -pæs ]

( surpasses, surpassing, surpassed)

1.

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...

Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London’s Barbican.

VERB : V n , V-ed

2.

If something surpasses expectations, it is much better than it was expected to be.

Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations.

VERB : V n

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