surmount
verb (used with object)
to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over.
have surmounted
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present perfectof surmount.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If the board of directors approves it, his plans will have surmounted a first crucial hurdle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
Had the electorate been what he expected it to be, the electorate of a generation ago, Bush might have surmounted his problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016
He then cites other orchestras, such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, which have surmounted challenging acoustics and had wonderful results.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2016
They have surmounted enormous odds, but none were able to professionally pursue their passion for robotics.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2015
He spared no effort, and manifested much of enterprise and energy; but circumstances, which no skill could have surmounted, rendered his exertions ineffectual.
From Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
