surmount

[US]/səˈmaʊnt/
[UK]/sərˈmaʊnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. overcome; conquer (difficulties); be at the top of; be above

Phrases & Collocations

surmount obstacles

surmount challenges

surmount difficulties

surmount adversity

surmount limitations

Example Sentences

The house was surmounted by a tall chimney.

a peak surmounted with snow

The church steeple surmounts the square.

the tomb was surmounted by a sculptured angel.

is being supported by friends in her effort to surmount the tragedy;

"To be the pioneer,not the follower,to be inventor,not the towerman"is our belief which is driving us continuously to surmount and go forward.

The Jake London is poses as by "the superhuman", he has not become the superhuman, but "the Martin Iraq Ascended" indeed is had surmounted the timework.

I felt my way in the new position , to be responsible for my work;I was energic in creation and surmounted the personalist the parochial self-interest to maximize the whole interest;

Real-world Examples

There are still hurdles to surmount.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

As I all other in all worths surmount.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

The rover can climb 20-degree slopes and surmount obstacles up to 200 millimeters high.

Source: CGTN

Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Here and there was an Italian cabinet surmounted with Delft, and here and there a bas-relief.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

But I think Camus' genius lies in this insight: " There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn."

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Both Genghis and his son Khublai Khan managed to surmount the wall during the Mongol invasion of the 13th Century.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

His sense of right had surmounted and would continue to surmount anything that might be called antipathy.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Three)

She wanted to surmount the supreme point of the mountain.

Source: Pan Pan

Another important biological hurdle that AI can help people surmount is complexity.

Source: Dominance: Issue 2

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