surpass (v.)

to do better than

Examples

• Sales surpassed targets.

Key rules

• Surpass means do better than or exceed something
• Surpass + object: surpass expectations
• Surpass is more formal than beat

Common mistakes

• Sales surpassed to the target → Sales surpassed the target
• The team surpassed of the old record → The team surpassed the old record

Use cases

• Describing results
• Comparing achievements
• Writing about success