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sur·mount
(sər-mount′)tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts
1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
2. To ascend to the top of; climb: surmount a hill.
3.
a. To place something above; top: The lintel was surmounted with a frieze.
b. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.
4. Obsolete To surpass or exceed in amount.
[Middle English surmonten, from Old French surmonter : sur-, sur- + monter, to mount; see mount1.]
sur·mount′a·ble adj.
sur·mount′er n.
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surmount
(sɜːˈmaʊnt)vb (tr)
1. to prevail over; overcome: to surmount tremendous difficulties.
2. to ascend and cross to the opposite side of
3. to lie on top of or rise above
4. to put something on top of or above
5. obsolete to surpass or exceed
[C14: from Old French surmonter, from sur-1 + monter to mount1]
surˈmountable adj
surˈmountableness n
surˈmounter n
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sur•mount
(sərˈmaʊnt)v.t.
1. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
2. to prevail over; overcome: to surmount difficulties.
3. to get to the top of; mount upon.
4. to be on top of or above.
5. to furnish with something placed on top or above.
6. Obs.
a. to surpass.
b. to exceed.
[1325–75 < Anglo-French surmounter, Middle French]
sur•mount′a•ble, adj.
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surmount
Past participle: surmounted
Gerund: surmounting
| Imperative |
|---|
| surmount |
| surmount |
| Present |
|---|
| I surmount |
| you surmount |
| he/she/it surmounts |
| we surmount |
| you surmount |
| they surmount |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I surmounted |
| you surmounted |
| he/she/it surmounted |
| we surmounted |
| you surmounted |
| they surmounted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am surmounting |
| you are surmounting |
| he/she/it is surmounting |
| we are surmounting |
| you are surmounting |
| they are surmounting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have surmounted |
| you have surmounted |
| he/she/it has surmounted |
| we have surmounted |
| you have surmounted |
| they have surmounted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was surmounting |
| you were surmounting |
| he/she/it was surmounting |
| we were surmounting |
| you were surmounting |
| they were surmounting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had surmounted |
| you had surmounted |
| he/she/it had surmounted |
| we had surmounted |
| you had surmounted |
| they had surmounted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will surmount |
| you will surmount |
| he/she/it will surmount |
| we will surmount |
| you will surmount |
| they will surmount |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have surmounted |
| you will have surmounted |
| he/she/it will have surmounted |
| we will have surmounted |
| you will have surmounted |
| they will have surmounted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be surmounting |
| you will be surmounting |
| he/she/it will be surmounting |
| we will be surmounting |
| you will be surmounting |
| they will be surmounting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been surmounting |
| you have been surmounting |
| he/she/it has been surmounting |
| we have been surmounting |
| you have been surmounting |
| they have been surmounting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been surmounting |
| you will have been surmounting |
| he/she/it will have been surmounting |
| we will have been surmounting |
| you will have been surmounting |
| they will have been surmounting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been surmounting |
| you had been surmounting |
| he/she/it had been surmounting |
| we had been surmounting |
| you had been surmounting |
| they had been surmounting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would surmount |
| you would surmount |
| he/she/it would surmount |
| we would surmount |
| you would surmount |
| they would surmount |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have surmounted |
| you would have surmounted |
| he/she/it would have surmounted |
| we would have surmounted |
| you would have surmounted |
| they would have surmounted |
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Verb 1. surmount - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
2. surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"
3. surmount - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
4. surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its outdo">outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
outgrow - grow faster than
outroar - roar louder than
outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"
outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues"
outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
outrange - have a greater range than (another gun)
outweigh - be heavier than
outbrave - be braver than
out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil
outfox - outdo someone in trickery
shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin
outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"
outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
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surmount
verb
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surmount
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Translations
يَتَغَلَّب على المَصاعِب
překonat
overvinde
nadvisitiprebroditiprevladati
yfirstíga
pārvarēt
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surmount
vt
difficulty, obstacle → überwinden
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surmount
(səˈmaunt) verb to overcome or deal with (problems, obstacles etc) successfully. He surmounted these obstacles without trouble. oorkom, oorwin يَتَغَلَّب على المَصاعِب преодолявам ultrapassar překonat überwinden overvinde υπερπηδώ, υπερνικώ superar toime tulema, ületama غلبه كردن بر selviytyä surmonter לְהִתגַבֵּר עַל विजय पाना या पार करना svladati, prijeći felülkerekedik (vmin) mengatasi yfirstíga sormontare, superare 打ち勝つ 극복하다 nugalėti pārvarēt mengatasi overwinnen overvinne przezwycięża, pokonywać پر یو شی باندی غلبه کول ultrapassar a surmonta преодолевать prekonať premagati savladati övervinna เอาชนะ yenmek, üstesinden gelmek 克服 перемагати, переборювати قابو پانا، فتح کرنا khắc phục, vượt qua, giải quyết 克服
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