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surpass

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Meaning

okusinga, okukira, okulyamu ensusso.

surpass, okusinga, okukira, okulyamu ensusso.

Related Words
singibwa (-singiddwa) v.i. pass be surpassed/beaten, etc. okusingibwa omusomo, to flunk a course of study. singira (-singidde) v.tr. appl. excel/surpass in etc. Twase ye yasingira ddala bonna okusamba omupiira. Twase excelled everyone in playing football. surplice ekkanzuy'ekkanisa. surplus ensobi, ensuusuuba. surprise v., okusisinkanyiriza, okuzinduukiriza; okuwuniikiriza; take by s., okutana, okukanga, okutebya, okugimba; be taken by s., okwejju surprise int. of s., Esi! singa (-sinze) v.i. & tr. exceed surpass; excel, singa is often used in cases where English would employ the comparative or superlative of the adjective. Omulenzi singika (-singise) v.i. neut. be easy to excel/exceed. Tasingika. He is unbeatable/ cannot be surpassed. sinza (-sinzizza) v.tr. caus. cause to surpass/excel; prefer have a preference for; do homage to; worship, okusinza Katonda, to worship God. sukkiriza (-sukkirizza) v.i. appl. 2 caus. be superfluous/excessive/in excess; surpass excel. sukkuluma (-sukkulumye) v.i. excel; advance; be above/ahead eggwanga erisukkulumye ku ganne waalyo, a nation which has surpassed/excelled/gone beyond its fellow nations. cf. -sukkulumu.