Dictionary Entry

surpassing

To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.

In a Sentence

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

Origin

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Common Phrases

beauty surpassingeven surpassinginterest surpassingany surpassinganything surpassingsurpassing farsurpassing even

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Poetry examples for “surpassing”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

And stamped thee for a symbol on this book.
For it contains a song surpassing thine,
Richer, more sweet, more poignant. And the poet

Thou out-writ'st him whose verse made all those gods:
Surpassing those our dwarfish age up-rears.
As much as Greeks, or Latins, thee in years :

O Earth, O Sky, O Ocean, both surpassing,

With thinking upon me.
Though black, when scann'd from heaven's surpassing bright,
This might mean light,

Was but to sing,
In voices of surpassing beauty,
The wit and wisdom of their king.

To play the Prince of Castaways.
Meanwhile he played surpassing well
A part, for most, unplayable;

What need of Day --
To Those whose Dark -- hath so -- surpassing Sun --
It deem it be -- Continually --

all-surpassing reality in every text is God Whether he is commanding or warning or

A loveliness
Surpassing beauty.

Nor peace within nor calm around, _20
Nor that content surpassing wealth
The sage in meditation found,