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- Dictionarysurpassing/səˈpɑːsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. incomparable or outstanding: dated, literary "a picture of surpassing beauty"
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: greatly exceeding others : of a very high degree. surpassingly adverb. Examples of surpassing in a Sentence. a woman of surpassing grace and beauty. Word History. First Known Use. 1566, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of surpassing was in 1566. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near surpassing.
surpassing. adjective [ before noun ] literary uk / səˈpɑː.sɪŋ / us / sɚˈpæs.ɪŋ / Add to word list. extremely great: a face of surpassing beauty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Linguistics: very & extreme. abjectly. absolutely. abundantly clear. beyond. biblical. downright. extraordinarily. extremely. infinitely. particularly.
Surpassing definition: of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary. See examples of SURPASSING used in a sentence.
SURPASS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of surpass in English. surpass. verb [ T ] formal uk / səˈpɑːs / us / sɚˈpæs / Add to word list. C2. to do or be better than: 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.
Something that's surpassing is exceptional or outstanding — much better or more than usual. A scene of surpassing hilarity in a movie might make you laugh until tears run down your face. The adjective surpassing is a bit old fashioned, and you're most likely to read it in a novel or poem.
verb (used with object) to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed. to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel: He surpassed his brother in sports. Synonyms: outstrip, beat. to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses description. surpass.
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. Some words seem to exist just to give an extra oomph to your speech, and surpass is one of these.
surpassing. adjective [ before noun ] literary us / sɚˈpæs.ɪŋ / uk / səˈpɑː.sɪŋ / Add to word list. extremely great: a face of surpassing beauty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Linguistics: very & extreme. abjectly. absolutely. abundantly clear. beyond. biblical. downright. extraordinarily. extremely. infinitely. particularly.
Definition of surpassing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. [VERB noun] Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican.
