Past tense of surpass
regular verb
The past tense of surpass is surpassed. The past participle is also surpassed.
Forms of surpass
| Base form (V1) | surpass /səˈpɑːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | surpassed |
| Past participle (V3) | surpassed |
| Present participle | surpassing |
| Third person singular | surpasses |
Surpassed in a sentence
- The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
- His affluence was surpassed by no man.From the entry affluence
- However, no tall tale or playground rumor has surpassed Herobrine, Minecrafts most infamous urban legend, in popularity.2024 July 24, Jack Peachey, “Minecraft’s Herobrine Creepypasta Explained”, in Game Rant. From the entry playground rumor
- It’s surpassed memehood and become an artistic movement of its own.2023 March 19, Talia Felix, “Steaming a Good Ham”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2023. From the entry memehood
- It’s the first time PDD has surpassed its older rival, according to data provider Refinitiv Eikon.2023 November 30, Michelle Toh and Laura He, “‘Pay any price.’ Alibaba’s Jack Ma urges reform as rival rattles e-commerce giant”, in CNN…. From the entry baba
Meaning of surpass
- verb To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
Questions about the past tense of surpass
- What is the past tense of surpass?
- The past tense of surpass is surpassed.
- What is the past participle of surpass?
- The past participle of surpass is surpassed.
- Is surpass a regular or irregular verb?
- Surpass is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surpass (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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