verb
1. move past (Freq. 2)
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A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
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He passed his professor in the hall
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One line of soldiers surpassed the other
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
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These cars won't go past
2. be superior or better than some standard
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She exceeded our expectations
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She topped her performance of last year
• Derivationally related forms:
↑top (for: ↑top), ↑topper (for: ↑top), ↑transcendent (for: ↑transcend), ↑transcendency (for: ↑transcend), ↑transcendence (for: ↑transcend), ↑excessive (for: ↑exceed), ↑exceedance (for: ↑exceed)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.