superare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- best adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- exceed verb To be greater than, or go beyond, a certain amount or limit.
- excel verb To be very good at something, or to do noticeably better than others.
- outgrow verb To become too old, big, or mature for something once wanted or needed.
- outweigh verb To be more important, significant, or valuable than something else.
- overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
- overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
- supersede verb To take the place of something older or less effective, so that the earlier version is no longer used or valid.
- weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.
Senses
superare is used for these senses in English:
- best (transitive) To beat in a contest.
- break (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- excel (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- excel (intransitive) To be much better than others.
- get through (informal, transitive) To overcome; to endure.
- outgrow (transitive, often, figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
- outweigh (transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
- overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
best — full definition
- adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
- noun The greatest possible effort someone can make.
- verb To defeat or outdo someone.
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.