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| sur·pass [ sur páss ] (past and past participle sur·passed, present participle sur·pass·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·pass·es) |
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1. exceed expectations: to go beyond what was expected or hoped for, usually by being bigger, better, or greater
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2. do better than somebody or something: to be bigger, greater, better, or worse than somebody or something else
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3. be beyond somebody's ability: to be beyond somebody's ability to deal with or understand
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| [Mid-16th century. < French surpasser "transgress," literally "pass beyond" < passer (see pass)] |
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  sur·pass·a·ble adjective |
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