| VERB | stative | surpass, excel, stand out | distinguish oneself |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | be or do something to a greater degree | |
| motion | surpass, travel by, pass by, go past, go by, pass | move past | |
| stative | surpass, exceed, transcend | be greater in scope or size than some standard |
| Sounds | serpae's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... | |
| Meaning | distinguish oneself. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | excel, stand out | |
| Narrower | exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top | Be superior or better than some standard |
| rank, outrank | Take precedence or surpass others in rank | |
| shine at, excel at | Be good at | |
| Spanish | aventajar, descollar, destacarse, destacar, distinguirse, resaltar, sobrepasar, sobresalir | |
| Catalan | descollar, distingir-se, excel·lir, sobrepassar, sobresortir | |
| Meaning | Be or do something to a greater degree. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know" | |
| Synonyms | outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | |
| Narrower | better, break | Surpass in excellence |
| out-herod | Surpass someone in cruelty or evil | |
| outbrave | Be braver than | |
| outdraw | Draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight | |
| outfox | outdo someone in trickery | |
| outgrow | Grow faster than | |
| outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than | |
| outpace | Surpass in speed | |
| outrange | Have a greater range than (another gun / gun) | |
| outroar | roar louder than | |
| outsail | Sail faster or better than | |
| outsell | sell more than others | |
| outsell | Be sold more often than other, similar products | |
| outshine | attract more attention and praise than others | |
| outshout, outcry | shout louder than | |
| outwear | last / last longer than others | |
| outweigh | Be heavier than | |
| outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent | Beat through cleverness and wit | |
| shame | Surpass or beat by a wide margin | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | aventajar, exceder, sobrepasar, sobrepujar, superar | |
| Catalan | avantatjar, excedir, sobrepassar, sobrepujar, superar | |
| Meaning | Move past. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | These cars won't surpass | |
| Example | "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" | |
| Synonyms | travel by, pass by, go past, go by, pass | |
| Narrower | fly by | pass by while flying |
| run by | pass by while running | |
| skirt | Pass around or about | |
| zip by, fly by, whisk by | Move by very quickly | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | dejar atrás, ir, pasar | |
| Catalan | passar | |
| Meaning | Be greater in scope or size than some standard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | exceed, transcend | |
| Narrower | overgrow | Grow too large |
| Spanish | exceder, sobrepasar, superar, trascender | |
| Catalan | excedir, sobrepassar, superar, transcendir, ultrapassar | |
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