surpass · verb
Meanings and examples
To achieve a higher level or better result than someone or something else.
The exhibition surpassed our expectations by attracting visitors who had never previously attended an event at the gallery.
Her latest work surpasses the earlier collection in both confidence of style and emotional range.
The team hopes to surpass its previous fundraising total without placing additional pressure on its regular supporters.
Surpassing a numerical target matters little if the service becomes less useful to the people it is intended to help.
Forms
- surpass base form
- surpasses third-person singular present
- surpassed past tense; past participle
- surpassing present participle