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superar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • best adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
  • conquer verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  • excel verb To be very good at something, or to do noticeably better than others.
  • out adv Away from the inside, a home, or a central point.
  • outclass verb to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
  • outgrow verb To become too old, big, or mature for something once wanted or needed.
  • outmatch verb To surpass or be better than something or someone else.
  • outperform verb To perform better than something or someone.
  • 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.
  • surpass verb To do better than, or go beyond, someone or something.

Senses

superar is used for these senses in English:

  • best (transitive) To beat in a contest.
  • conquer To overcome an abstract obstacle.
  • excel (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
  • get something over with (idiomatic) To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
  • get through (informal, transitive) To overcome; to endure.
  • one up (idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
  • out- Greater than
  • outclass (transitive) to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class

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.

conquer — full definition

  1. verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  2. verb To overcome a difficult challenge, feeling, or obstacle.

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