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superare

to overcome, to pass (an exam), to exceed

verb Word 790 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate superare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io supero I overcome / I am overcoming / I pass / I am passing / I exceed / I am exceeding
tu superi you overcome / you are overcoming / you pass / you are passing / you exceed / you are exceeding
lui/lei supera he/she overcomes / he/she is overcoming / he/she passes / he/she is passing / he/she exceeds / he/she is exceeding
noi superiamo we overcome / we are overcoming / we pass / we are passing / we exceed / we are exceeding
voi superate you all overcome / you all are overcoming / you all pass / you all are passing / you all exceed / you all are exceeding
loro superano they overcome / they are overcoming / they pass / they are passing / they exceed / they are exceeding

Imperfect

io superavo I was overcoming / I used to overcome / I was passing / I used to pass / I was exceeding / I used to exceed
tu superavi you were overcoming / you used to overcome / you were passing / you used to pass / you were exceeding / you used to exceed
lui/lei superava he/she was overcoming / he/she used to overcome / he/she was passing / he/she used to pass / he/she was exceeding / he/she used to exceed
noi superavamo we were overcoming / we used to overcome / we were passing / we used to pass / we were exceeding / we used to exceed
voi superavate you all were overcoming / you all used to overcome / you all were passing / you all used to pass / you all were exceeding / you all used to exceed
loro superavano they were overcoming / they used to overcome / they were passing / they used to pass / they were exceeding / they used to exceed

Future

io supererò I will overcome / I will pass / I will exceed
tu supererai you will overcome / you will pass / you will exceed
lui/lei supererà he/she will overcome / he/she will pass / he/she will exceed
noi supereremo we will overcome / we will pass / we will exceed
voi supererete you all will overcome / you all will pass / you all will exceed
loro supereranno they will overcome / they will pass / they will exceed

Passato prossimo

io ho superato I overcame / I have overcome / I passed / I have passed / I exceeded / I have exceeded
tu hai superato you overcame / you have overcome / you passed / you have passed / you exceeded / you have exceeded
lui/lei ha superato he/she overcame / he/she has overcome / he/she passed / he/she has passed / he/she exceeded / he/she has exceeded
noi abbiamo superato we overcame / we have overcome / we passed / we have passed / we exceeded / we have exceeded
voi avete superato you all overcame / you all have overcome / you all passed / you all have passed / you all exceeded / you all have exceeded
loro hanno superato they overcame / they have overcome / they passed / they have passed / they exceeded / they have exceeded

In a sentence

Insieme possiamo superare ogni problema.

Together we can overcome any problem.

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