different between surpass vs overdrive

English

Etymology

From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). Surface etymology is sur- +? pass.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /s??pæs/
• Rhymes: -??s

Verb

surpass (third-person singular simple present surpasses, present participle surpassing, simple past and past participle surpassed)

1. (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

Synonyms

• (to go beyond): exceed, forpass, transcend; see also Thesaurus:transcend
• (in a metaphoric or technical manner): exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip; see also Thesaurus:exceed

Translations

Further reading

• surpass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• surpass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• surpass at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English overdriven, from Old English oferdr?fan, equivalent to over- +? drive. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uurdrieuwe (“to overdo, overstate”), Dutch overdrijven (“to exaggerate”), German Low German overdrieven, överdrieven (“to overdo, exaggerate”), German übertreiben (“to overdo, exaggerate”), Norwegian overdrive (“to exaggerate”).

Verb

overdrive (third-person singular simple present overdrives, present participle overdriving, simple past overdrove, past participle overdriven)

1. (transitive) To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

Etymology 2

From over- +? drive From the gear over "D" (drive) in an automatic transmission vehicle.

Noun

overdrive (countable and uncountable, plural overdrives)

1. (dated) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.
2. A state of heightened activity.

Synonyms

(abbreviation)

• OD
• O/D
• O.D. / O. D.

Coordinate terms

• 4th gear (in an automatic transmission vehicle)
• 5th gear (in a manual transmission vehicle)

Derived terms

• (abbreviation) O. D. / O.D. / O/D / OD

Translations

See also

• hyperdrive
• understeer
• oversteer

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

over- +? drive; after German übertreiben

Verb

overdrive (imperative overdriv, present tense overdriver, simple past overdrev or overdreiv, past participle overdrevet, present participle overdrivende)

1. to exaggerate (overstate, to describe more than is fact)

Derived terms

• overdrivelse

Related terms

• overdreven

References

• “overdrive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

overdrive

1. neuter of overdriven

Verb

overdrive (present tense overdriv, past tense overdreiv, supine overdrive, past participle overdriven, present participle overdrivande, imperative overdriv)

1. Alternative form of overdriva