Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French surpasser. First attested in the 17th century. By surface analysis, sor- +‎ passare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sor.pasˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sor‧pas‧sà‧re

Verb

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sorpassàre (first-person singular present sorpàsso, first-person singular past historic sorpassài, past participle sorpassàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to overtake (all senses)
  2. (transitive) to surpass, outdo

Conjugation

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References

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  • sorpassàre in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • sorpassare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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