tr.v., -passed, -pass·ing, -pass·es.

1. To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses comprehension.
2. To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed. See synonyms at excel.

[French surpasser, from Old French, to transgress : sur-, sur- + passer, pass; see pass.]

verb

1. To go beyond the limits of: exceed, overreach, overrun, overstep, transcend. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
2. To be greater or better than: best, better¹, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, top, transcend. Informal beat. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See big/small/amount.

v

Definition: outdo something or someone
Antonyms: fail, fall behind, lose

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: distinguish oneself
  Synonyms: excel, stand out

Meaning #2: be or do something to a greater degree
  Synonyms: outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount

Meaning #3: pass by
  Synonyms: travel by, pass by, go past, go by, pass

Meaning #4: go beyond
  Synonyms: exceed, transcend

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overgå

Nederlands (Dutch)
overtreffen, uitstijgen boven

Français (French)
v. tr. - surpasser

Deutsch (German)
v. - übertreffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεπερνώ, υποσκελίζω, υπερακοντίζω, υπερέχω

Italiano (Italian)
superare, essere superiore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ultrapassar

Русский (Russian)
превосходить, обгонять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobrepasar, superar, exceder, aventajar, rebasar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överträffa, övergå

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
超越, 胜过

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 超越, 勝過

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (나보다 훨씬)낫다, ~을 능가하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …より優れている, 凌ぐ, 限界を越える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتفوق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עלה על, הצטיין‬

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