sorpassare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French surpasser. First attested in the 17th century. By surface analysis, sor- + passare.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sorpassàre (first-person singular present sorpàsso, first-person singular past historic sorpassài, past participle sorpassàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to overtake (all senses)
- (transitive) to surpass, outdo
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sorpassàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
References edit
- sorpassàre in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- sorpassare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana