transcend

Language: en

🇺🇸 /træˈnsɛnd/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To go beyond the limits or boundaries of something; to surpass or exceed in degree, quality, or achievement.; To rise above or be independent of the constraints of the physical or material world; to exist beyond the range of normal experience.; To be superior to or to excel beyond comparison; to be preeminent.; In mathematics and philosophy, to be beyond the scope of a particular domain or category, such as a transcendental number being beyond algebraic expression.; To overcome or rise above a difficult or limiting situation, condition, or obstacle.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: transcends Past: transcended Past part.: transcended Pres part.: transcending

Collocations

transcend boundariestranscend limitstranscend timetranscend culturetranscend expectationstranscend the ordinary

Derivatives

transcendencetranscendenttranscendentaltranscendentalismtranscendentalist

Synonyms

surpassexceedoutstripoutdoeclipsego beyond

Antonyms

fall short of

Commonly confused

ascend
EN: 'Ascend' means to move upward physically; 'transcend' means to go beyond the limits or scope of something.
transcendent
EN: 'Transcendent' is the adjective form meaning surpassing or extraordinary; 'transcend' is the verb.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'sc' combination in the middle (from Latin 'transcendere') and the silent 'c' before the 'e' ending.

💬 Examples

  1. Her performance transcended all expectations and left the audience in awe.

  2. The philosopher believed that the soul could transcend the limitations of the body.

  3. His genius transcends that of any other composer of his era.

  4. Pi is known to transcend any algebraic equation with rational coefficients.

  5. Through sheer determination, she managed to transcend her impoverished upbringing.