■ verb be greater or better than.
↘[as adjective ~ing ] archaic or literary incomparable or outstanding.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~er , from sur- 'above' + passer 'to pass'.
■ verb be greater or better than.
↘[as adjective ~ing ] archaic or literary incomparable or outstanding.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~er , from sur- 'above' + passer 'to pass'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004