exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
Used in a Sentence
surpassing
How to use surpassing in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for surpassing.
Editorial note
That way Google+ can claim 1 billion active users and say their service is a huge success, even surpassing their nemesis Facebook.
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Quick take
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of surpassing gathered in one view.
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for surpassing.
adjective
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
See also: transcendent
adjective
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
See also: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious
Example sentences
That way Google+ can claim 1 billion active users and say their service is a huge success, even surpassing their nemesis Facebook.
Apple will have something much better in one yearIt certainly will be better but I'm not holding my breath about Apple maps surpassing Google Maps any time soon.
""Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in the world relative to its population, surpassing Saudi Arabia.
[72] It became the highest-grossing pre-order in Amazon's history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the seventh Harry Potter book.
I've always assumed any real machine intelligence would be scalable to the point where even if it started at a millionth the functionality of a human, it would end up far surpassing humanity.
Not only will it present another technical barrier that they will have no interest in surpassing, but there will likely be a cultural and psychological backlash of having to certify their version 0 project with Microsoft.
Are there really that many people having boring sex to make the amount of people coming close to and/or surpassing porn a statistical anomaly?It's different from real sex because many of the things done in porn are done more because they look good on camera than because they actually feel good.
HTC has grown 3x every year for the past 2 years because of Android, and Samsung has become the largest smartphone manufacturer surpassing both Nokia and Apple thanks to Android, and they say nothing against Microsoft or try to protect the ecosystem that's been feeding them?Shame on them for not standing up to Microsoft, and kudos to B&N, which wasn't even a manufacturer not too long ago, for having the guts to stand up Microsoft and protect the Android ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use surpassing in a sentence?
That way Google+ can claim 1 billion active users and say their service is a huge success, even surpassing their nemesis Facebook.
What does surpassing mean?
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
What part of speech is surpassing?
surpassing is commonly used as adjective.