The meaning of SURPASS is to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed. How to use surpass in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Surpass.

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. The director has really surpassed him self …

SURPASS definition: to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed. See examples of surpass used in a sentence.

Definition of surpass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

surpass (sɜːˈpɑːs) vb (tr) 1. to be greater than in degree, extent, etc 2. to be superior to in achievement or excellence

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.

Collocations: (you've) surpassed yourself, surpass your own [goals, limits, expectations], he surpassed all [the others, other candidates, expectations], more...

To surpass means to outdo someone or something, to go beyond what was expected. If you do better than you think you will, you will surpass your own expectations.

1 day ago · surpass (third-person singular simple present surpasses, present participle surpassing, simple past and past participle surpassed) (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sur‧pass /səˈpɑːs $ sərˈpæs/ verb [transitive] to be even better or greater than someone or something else He had surpassed all our expectations.