Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To pass beyond the limits of (a category or conception, for instance).
- intransitive verb To be greater than, as in quality or intensity; surpass.
- intransitive verb To exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe).
- intransitive verb To be transcendent; excel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To climb over or up; ascend; mount; reach or extend upward to.
- To pass over; go beyond; overpass; overstep.
- To surpass; outdo; excel; exceed.
- To cause to climb or pass; lift; elevate.
- Synonyms To overstep.
- To outstrip, outdo.
- To climb; mount; pass upward or onward.
- To be transcendent; excel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To climb; to mount.
- intransitive verb rare To be transcendent; to excel.
- transitive verb To rise above; to surmount.
- transitive verb To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
- transitive verb To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
pass beyond thelimits of something. - verb transitive to
surpass something inintensity orpower ; toexcel . - verb obsolete To
climb ; tomount .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be superior or better than some standard
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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To transcend is to become transparent, clear, open.
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We look forward to working with them as we transcend from the shuttle to our future exploration of space, and continue the important engineering and scientific discoveries aboard the International Space Station.
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We look forward to working with them as we transcend from the shuttle to our future exploration of space, and continue the important engineering and scientific discoveries aboard the International Space Station.
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To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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RachelCreative: you are a creative force of nature, disability be darned, you transcend, that is what I have learned from you - transcend, be obsessed, go on, go further, continue, progress until the work is stacked up behind you and then continue some more.
Last Saturday and the piece of sky and trees Elizabeth McClung 2008
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For although I call myself a Catholic, my faith was formed and informed outside the church, and what I know and believe about God will always to use my inner Unitarian's favorite word transcend church teaching in some ways.
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For although I call myself a Catholic, my faith was formed and informed outside the church, and what I know and believe about God will always to use my inner Unitarians favorite word transcend church teaching in some ways.
Philocrites: When is a Unitarian more Catholic than the Pope? 2005
schmerle commented on the word transcend
Please accept
Please accept this honor
this is all for you
transcend
(Dredg: "Ode to the Sun")
August 1, 2007
munjal.upadhyay commented on the word transcend
Great dreamers' dream are never fulfilled , they are always transcended
August 23, 2015