surpasser

English

Etymology

From 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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