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transcends

transcends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of transcend.

Meaning of transcend

Verb

transcend (third-person singular simple present transcends, present participle transcending, simple past and past participle transcended)

  1. (transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
    • We cannot transcend what we refuse to face.
    Synonyms:
    exceed
  2. (transitive) To surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.
    • How much her worth transcended all her kind.c. 1698, John Dryden, Epitaph on the Monument of a Fair Maiden Lady
    Synonyms:
    better
  3. (obsolete) To climb; to mount.
    • lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds
    Synonyms:
    ascend

Questions about transcends

What is transcends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Transcends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of transcend.

Words near transcends in the dictionary

  1. transcenders
  2. transcendible
  3. transcending
  4. transcendingly
  5. transcendingness
  6. transcends
  7. transcension
  8. transcensions
  9. transcephalic
  10. transception
  11. transceptions

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