overgå — meaning in English

English meaning

• exceed verb To be greater than, or go beyond, a certain amount or limit.
• overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
• surpass verb To do better than, or go beyond, someone or something.

Senses

overgå is used for these senses in English:

• exceed (transitive) To be better than (something).
• exceed (transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
• overtake (transitive) To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
• surpass (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

exceed — full definition

1. verb To be greater than, or go beyond, a certain amount or limit.
2. verb To surpass or do better than something else.

overtake — full definition

1. verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
2. verb To become larger, better, or more important than something else.

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