Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To surpass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
surpass orexceed . - verb transitive, sports To
pass theball more skilfully than.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Instead I set myself to play and outpass his game.
The Virgin of the Sun Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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Is it because in the end it will involve for some, if not for all, majesty on unfathomed majesty, and glory upon unimaginable glory such as at present far outpass the limits of our thought?
When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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British had at the outset a slight superiority, but not beyond the power of the United States to overtake and outpass.
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Wenger, however, said he had no plans to adopt that successful spoiling tactic, certainly at home, and would again go to-to-toe in trying to outpass the pass-masters.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MITCH PHILLIPS 2011
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In a battle of two pure footballing teams, Spurs now outpass and outpace the Merseysiders.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Thom Gibbs 2012
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In a battle of two pure footballing teams, Spurs now outpass and outpace the Merseysiders.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph John Ley 2012
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Barcelona because we can outpass and outwit them and we will have the confidence then to do it.
Arsenal Mania Joel Che 2010
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Motiviation to show Wenger what he has missed will be high but it is up to the midfield to outpass him and once through, Bolton do not have the strongest defence.
A Cultured Left Foot 2008
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Sometimes my trash-disdaining thoughts outpass The common period of terrene conceit;
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