surpasser

English

Etymology

surpass +‎ -er

Noun

surpasser (plural surpassers)

  1. One who surpasses.

French

Etymology

From sur- +‎ passer.

Pronunciation

Verb

surpasser

  1. (transitive) to surpass, outdo
    Near-synonym: dépasser

Conjugation
Conjugation of surpasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple surpasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple surpassant
/syʁ.pa.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle surpassé
/syʁ.pa.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present surpasse
/syʁ.pas/		 surpasses
/syʁ.pas/		 surpasse
/syʁ.pas/		 surpassons
/syʁ.pa.sɔ̃/		 surpassez
/syʁ.pa.se/		 surpassent
/syʁ.pas/
imperfect surpassais
/syʁ.pa.sɛ/		 surpassais
/syʁ.pa.sɛ/		 surpassait
/syʁ.pa.sɛ/		 surpassions
/syʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/		 surpassiez
/syʁ.pa.sje/		 surpassaient
/syʁ.pa.sɛ/
past historic2 surpassai
/syʁ.pa.se/		 surpassas
/syʁ.pa.sa/		 surpassa
/syʁ.pa.sa/		 surpassâmes
/syʁ.pa.sam/		 surpassâtes
/syʁ.pa.sat/		 surpassèrent
/syʁ.pa.sɛʁ/
future surpasserai
/syʁ.pa.sʁe/		 surpasseras
/syʁ.pa.sʁa/		 surpassera
/syʁ.pa.sʁa/		 surpasserons
/syʁ.pa.sʁɔ̃/		 surpasserez
/syʁ.pa.sʁe/		 surpasseront
/syʁ.pa.sʁɔ̃/
conditional surpasserais
/syʁ.pa.sʁɛ/		 surpasserais
/syʁ.pa.sʁɛ/		 surpasserait
/syʁ.pa.sʁɛ/		 surpasserions
/syʁ.pa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 surpasseriez
/syʁ.pa.sə.ʁje/		 surpasseraient
/syʁ.pa.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present surpasse
/syʁ.pas/		 surpasses
/syʁ.pas/		 surpasse
/syʁ.pas/		 surpassions
/syʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/		 surpassiez
/syʁ.pa.sje/		 surpassent
/syʁ.pas/
imperfect2 surpassasse
/syʁ.pa.sas/		 surpassasses
/syʁ.pa.sas/		 surpassât
/syʁ.pa.sa/		 surpassassions
/syʁ.pa.sa.sjɔ̃/		 surpassassiez
/syʁ.pa.sa.sje/		 surpassassent
/syʁ.pa.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — surpasse
/syʁ.pas/		 — surpassons
/syʁ.pa.sɔ̃/		 surpassez
/syʁ.pa.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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