surpass

About 1.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

   The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.

Similar words

excel transcend exceed outmatch outdo outstrip surmount go past stand out pass by

Often followed by

the all in them those it that him his

Word family

surpassable surpassed surpasses surpassing