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Learn “Surpass

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Surpass

verb/ser-PASS/

To go beyond or do better than someone or something else.

The bakery's cake surpassed all my expectations at the fair.

Sur means 'over' plus 'pass' — you pass right over the top of everyone else.

Use when something rises above a limit, record or rival.