What is the meaning of surpassing?

verb

• Distinguish oneself.
  • usage: "She excelled in math"
  • synonyms: excel, stand out, surpass
• Be or do something to a greater degree.
  • usage: "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
  • synonyms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
• Move past.
  • usage: "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
  • synonyms: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
• Be greater in scope or size than some standard.
  • usage: "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
  • synonyms: exceed, transcend, surpass

adjective

• Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence.
  • synonyms: transcendent
• Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree.
  • usage: "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
  • synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious