superare

See also: superaré

Italian

Etymology

From super- + -are, or borrowed from Latin superāre. Compare the inherited and obsolete doublet soprare.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.peˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: su‧pe‧rà‧re

Verb

superàre (first-person singular present sùpero, first-person singular past historic superài, past participle superàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to exceed
  2. to cross or get over
    Synonyms: oltrepassare, attraversare, valicare, passare oltre, sorpassare, essere oltre
  3. (figurative, by extension) to overcome
  4. (figurative, by extension) to pass (a test, etc.)
    Synonyms: affrontare con successo, passare, dimostrarsi all’altezza, uscire indenne
  5. to excel; to surpass; to outdo; to overtake
    Synonyms: sormontare, sovrastare, sopravanzare, soverchiare, essere superiore, essere più grande, essere al di sopra, battere, vincere, sconfiggere, essere migliore

Conjugation

References

  1. Accademia della Crusca (1729–1738) “soprare”, in Vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca (in Italian), 4 edition – on www.lessicografia.it

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

superāre

  1. present active infinitive of superō
    1. "to surmount"
    2. "to surpass"
    3. "to overflow"
    4. "to overcome"
    5. "to remain; to survive"
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative of superō
    1. "be thou overflowed"
    2. "be thou survived"

Spanish

Verb

superare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of superar
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