To surpass means to be better than or go beyond someone or something. You can surpass a record, a goal, or another person’s skill.
From Old French 'surpasser', from 'sur-' (over) and 'passer' (to pass). The idea is of going over and beyond a limit or another person.
Every record you see—fastest, highest, longest—exists just so someone else can surpass it later. The word quietly celebrates human restlessness: we’re rarely satisfied with 'good enough'.
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