Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to surmount
Participle: surmounted
Gerund: surmounting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | surmount |
| you | surmount |
| he;she;it | surmounts |
| we | surmount |
| you | surmount |
| they | surmount |
Perfect
| I | have surmounted |
| you | have surmounted |
| he;she;it | has surmounted |
| we | have surmounted |
| you | have surmounted |
| they | have surmounted |
Past
| I | surmounted |
| you | surmounted |
| he;she;it | surmounted |
| we | surmounted |
| you | surmounted |
| they | surmounted |
Pluperfect
| I | had surmounted |
| you | had surmounted |
| he;she;it | had surmounted |
| we | had surmounted |
| you | had surmounted |
| they | had surmounted |
Future
| I | will surmount |
| you | will surmount |
| he;she;it | will surmount |
| we | will surmount |
| you | will surmount |
| they | will surmount |
Future Perfect
| I | will have surmounted |
| you | will have surmounted |
| he;she;it | will have surmounted |
| we | will have surmounted |
| you | will have surmounted |
| they | will have surmounted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | surmount |
| you | surmount |
| he;she;it | surmount |
| we | surmount |
| you | surmount |
| they | surmount |
Perfect
| I | have surmounted |
| you | have surmounted |
| he;she;it | have surmounted |
| we | have surmounted |
| you | have surmounted |
| they | have surmounted |
Imperfect
| I | surmounted |
| you | surmounted |
| he;she;it | surmounted |
| we | surmounted |
| you | surmounted |
| they | surmounted |
Pluperfect
| I | had surmounted |
| you | had surmounted |
| he;she;it | had surmounted |
| we | had surmounted |
| you | had surmounted |
| they | had surmounted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would surmount |
| you | would surmount |
| he;she;it | would surmount |
| we | would surmount |
| you | would surmount |
| they | would surmount |
Perfect
| I | would have surmounted |
| you | would have surmounted |
| he;she;it | would have surmounted |
| we | would have surmounted |
| you | would have surmounted |
| they | would have surmounted |
Imperative
| you | surmount |
| we | Let's surmount |
| you | surmount |
Verbs conjugated like 'surmount'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'surmount'
outmount,
surround,
umount,
unmount,
amount,
automount,
demount,
dismount,
mount,
outcount,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) + monter (“to mount”), equivalent to sur- + mount. See: Middle English '
surmounten', Old French '
sormonter'.
Sample Sentences
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this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art [1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 10:]
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There are two realms: that of divine powers, another of the metadivine.¹ Even the gods are depicted as calling upon metadivine forces to surmount their own predestined limitations. [1960, Yehezkel Kaufmann, “Chapter II: Pagan Religion”, in Moshe Greenberg, transl., The Religion of Israel, University of Chicago, →OCLC, page 23:]
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Burkina Fasoan legislation surmounts one more step which sees in the organ created in this country and designated as the Superior Council of Information (S.C.I.), " an administrative authority". [1995, Study on Legislation Related to Regulations Organs in the Field of Broadcasting in West Africa:]
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The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves. [1951 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 283:]
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The ovolo surmounting the dentil course generally turns the corner by means of a carved acanthus leaf, the decorated cyma and cyma reversa being similarly treated at the corner. [2007, Robert Chitham, The Classical Orders of Architecture, →ISBN:]