surmount

«surmount» in Mova's school dictionary: to get over or climb over something hard — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (surmount, surmounts, surmounted, surmounting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To surmount is to get over or climb over something hard. tree →

2) To surmount is to overcome a problem or difficulty. (formal, old use) tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a hero tries to get past an obstacle, such as a wall or a difficult task; the word is more formal than «get over»

examples

• The horse tried to surmount the wall. tree →
• She surmounted her fear of the dark. tree →
• They surmounted every problem on the way. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «surmount» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.