Surmount — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get on top of; deal with successfully

be on top of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚmˈaʊnt/

🇬🇧British English

/səmˈaʊnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səmˈaʊnt/

2 syllables Say it as /sɚmˈaʊnt/.

Examples

He overcame his shyness
The scarf surmounted the gown
We scaled the Mont Blanc

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

get over exceed outperform outgo outdo outmatch overcome surpass scale master outstrip subdue

Parts of Speech

verb	get on top of; deal with successfully “He overcame his shyness”
verb	be on top of “The scarf surmounted the gown”
verb	reach the highest point of “We scaled the Mont Blanc”
verb	be or do something to a greater degree “her performance surpasses that of any other student I know”

Word Forms

excessive

adjective

beyond normal limits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überwinden

oben drauf kommen; erfolgreich bewältigen

🇫🇷French

surmonter

prendre le dessus; gérer avec succès

🇪🇸Spanish

superar a

ponerse encima de; lidiar con éxito

🇮🇹Italian

superare

mettersi in cima; affrontare con successo

🇳🇱Dutch

overwinnen

bovenop komen; succesvol omgaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

superar

fique por cima; lidar com sucesso

🇷🇺Russian

преодолевать

встать на вершину; успешно справиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बढ़ना

शीर्ष पर पहुँचना; सफलतापूर्वक निपटें

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিক্রম করা

উপরে পেতে; সফলভাবে মোকাবেলা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மிஞ்சும்

மேல் கிடைக்கும்; வெற்றிகரமாக சமாளிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిగమిస్తుంది

పైన పొందండి; విజయవంతంగా వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वर चढणे

वर मिळवा; यशस्वीपणे सामोरे जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ વધવું

ટોચ પર મેળવો; સફળતાપૂર્વક વ્યવહાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲುಗೈ

ಮೇಲೆ ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ; ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറികടക്കുക

മുകളിൽ കയറുക; വിജയകരമായി കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਮਾਉਂਟ

ਦੇ ਸਿਖਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ; ਸਫਲਤਾਪੂਰਵਕ ਨਜਿੱਠਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے بڑھنا

سب سے اوپر حاصل کریں؛ کامیابی سے نمٹنے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超越

爬到上面；处理成功

🇯🇵Japanese

乗り越える

上に乗る。うまく対処する

🇰🇷Korean

위에 놓다

위에 올라타다; 성공적으로 처리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vượt qua

vượt lên trên; giải quyết thành công

🇹🇭Thai

ฟันฝ่า

ขึ้นไปข้างบน; จัดการกับมันได้สำเร็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengatasi

mengatasi; menangani dengan sukses

🇵🇭Filipino

malampasan

sumampa sa ibabaw ng; matagumpay na makitungo

🇲🇾Malay

mengatasi

naik ke atas; berurusan dengan berjaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التغلب

الحصول على أعلى من؛ التعامل معها بنجاح

🇮🇷Persian

غلبه کردن

در بالای با موفقیت برخورد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

aşmak

üstüne çık; başarıyla başa çıkmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתגבר

לעלות על; להתמודד בהצלחה

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