Surpass

  • 11surpass — verb ADVERB ▪ far ▪ easily ▪ eventually, soon ▪ The death toll may eventually surpass two thousand. PREPOSITION …

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  • 12surpass — verb (T) 1 to be even better or greater than someone or something else: Gower became England s highest run scorer, surpassing Geoff Boycott s old record. | surpass expectations/hopes/dreams (=be better than you had expected, hoped etc) 2 surpass… …

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  • 13surpass — sur|pass [səˈpa:s US sərˈpæs] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: surpasser, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + passer to pass ] to be even better or greater than someone or something else ▪ He had surpassed all our expectations . ▪ The number of… …

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  • 14surpass — sur|pass [ sər pæs ] verb transitive 1. ) to be better or greater than something else: India s population now surpasses that of Africa. 2. ) to be even better than what was expected or hoped for: Winning the gold medal surpassed my wildest dreams …

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  • 15surpass — [[t]sə(r)pɑ͟ːs, pæ̱s[/t]] 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. [V n] He was determined to surpass the achievements of… …

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  • 16Surpass hiT — is an optical MUX (short for multiplexer) made by Nokia Siemens Networks, the telecommunication infrastructure joint venture between Nokia and Siemens. The SURPASS hiT 70xx series enables true multi service provisioning, using the same… …

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  • 17surpass yourself — phrase to do something better than you had ever expected Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: surpass …

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  • 18surpass — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French surpasser, from sur + passer to pass Date: 1555 1. to become better, greater, or stronger than ; exceed < surpassed her rivals > < surpassed all expectations > 2. to go beyond …

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  • 19surpass — surpassable, adj. surpasser, n. /seuhr pas , pahs /, v.t. 1. to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed. 2. to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel: He surpassed his brother in sports. 3. to be&#8230; …

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  • 20surpass — verb To exceed, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner. The former problem student surpassed his instructors expectations and scored top marks on his examination …

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