English to English verb
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be or do something to a greater degree | | Example: 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 class
source: wordnet30
2 |
get the better of | | Example: the goal was to best the competition
source: wordnet30
3 |
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. | | source: webster1913
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