dépasser

Definitions of dépasser
  1. verb
    pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
    synonyms: outrepasser, transgresser
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    type of:
    passer
    go across or through
  2. verb
    travel past
    synonyms: doubler, passer devant
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    type of:
    avancer, passer, progresser
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  3. verb
    reach outward in space
    synonyms: sortir
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    type of:
    occuper une certaine position, se trouver, être
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  4. verb
    run faster than
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    type of:
    avancer en courant, courir
    move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
  5. verb
    go far ahead of
    synonyms: distancer
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    type of:
    abandonner, quitter
    depart and not take along
  6. verb
    pass by, over, or under without making contact
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    type of:
    doubler, passer devant
    travel past
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