превзойти́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• best adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
• better adj Of higher quality, more suitable, or more desirable than something else being compared.
• excel verb To be very good at something, or to do noticeably better than others.
• outdo verb To do better than someone else; to surpass.
• outrun verb To run faster than someone or something, or to escape by outpacing it.
• surpass verb To do better than, or go beyond, someone or something.

Senses

превзойти́ is used for these senses in English:

• best (transitive) To beat in a contest.
• better (transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
• excel (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
• leave behind (transitive, idiomatic) To outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else).
• one up (idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
• outdo (transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
• surpass (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

best — full definition

1. adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
2. noun The greatest possible effort someone can make.
3. verb To defeat or outdo someone.

better — full definition

1. adj Of higher quality, more suitable, or more desirable than something else being compared.
2. verb To make something improve, or to improve on a previous result.
3. noun Someone or something regarded as superior to another.

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