Transcend
verb
To go beyond or rise above something, often a limit or expectation.
He transcends all other players in his physical skills
Often appears as...
- transcend boundaries
- transcend expectations
verb
To be better or more important than something.
Her wisdom and honesty transcends politics
Often appears as...
- transcend politics
- transcend culture
verb
In religion, to go beyond the ordinary and reach a superior or ultimate state.
Through meditation, he aspires to transcend the physical world
Often appears as...
- transcend the physical
- transcend the material
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Academic
verb
In philosophy, to go beyond human experience or comprehension.
The concept of eternity transcends human understanding
Often appears as...
- transcend human understanding
- transcend comprehension
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Academic
verb
To go beyond or rise above something, often a limit or expectation.
He transcends all other players in his physical skills
Often appears as...
- transcend boundaries
- transcend expectations
verb
To be better or more important than something.
Her wisdom and honesty transcends politics
Often appears as...
- transcend politics
- transcend culture
verb
In religion, to go beyond the ordinary and reach a superior or ultimate state.
Through meditation, he aspires to transcend the physical world
Often appears as...
- transcend the physical
- transcend the material
Usage tips
Academic
verb
In philosophy, to go beyond human experience or comprehension.
The concept of eternity transcends human understanding
Often appears as...
- transcend human understanding
- transcend comprehension
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphoric Use
Often used metaphorically to indicate superiority or higher achievement.
This essay transcends typical student work in its depth.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Usually positive, indicating a high standard or remarkable accomplishment.
The musician's talent transcends what is considered possible.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Can apply to abstract concepts, not just physical boundaries or limits.
Her kindness transcends all barriers of language and culture.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphoric Use
Often used metaphorically to indicate superiority or higher achievement.
This essay transcends typical student work in its depth.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Usually positive, indicating a high standard or remarkable accomplishment.
The musician's talent transcends what is considered possible.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Can apply to abstract concepts, not just physical boundaries or limits.
Her kindness transcends all barriers of language and culture.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphoric Use
Often used metaphorically to indicate superiority or higher achievement.
This essay transcends typical student work in its depth.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Usually positive, indicating a high standard or remarkable accomplishment.
The musician's talent transcends what is considered possible.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Can apply to abstract concepts, not just physical boundaries or limits.
Her kindness transcends all barriers of language and culture.
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Photography as...
There's only three things cameras do. So you have a sensor. You have an aperture and a shutter. That's what a camera is. - That's right, yep. - Everything with those basics. - You know, we always say art imitates life. I feel like that is pretty spot on and transcends any walk of life or any medium or anything somebody's doing as their work.
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New bionics let us run,...
but can transcend disability through technological innovation. Indeed, through fundamental advances in bionics in this century, we will set the technological foundation for an enhanced human experience, and we will end disability. I'd like to finish up with one more story, a beautiful story.
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Why tragedies are...
Of course, these narrative principles transcend classic Greek tragedy. In Shakespeare's canon, we see Hamlet's indecisiveness lead to a series of bad decisions, or perhaps non-decisions, that culminate in the death of almost every character in the play,
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Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
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Why should you read...
Through deep thought, Woolf's characters are shown to temporarily transcend their material reality, and in its careful consideration of the complexity of the mind, her work charts the importance of making our inner lives known to each other.
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How to recognize a...
ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.
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Will we ever be able to...
Entanglement is an old mystery from the early days of quantum physics and it's still not entirely understood. Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence that transcends distance. Measuring the spin of the first electron
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Fighting injustice with...
the trick and neither do reports or statements on their own art however can be transcending connecting us to stories and issues on a deeper emotional level art can create a visceral response art can make the distant feel personal I
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Army Ants Rampage...
These are insects that, by working together, transcend individual size. The colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife.
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Best Scenes From The...
these are insects that by working together transcend individual size the colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife
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Photography as...
There's only three things cameras do. So you have a sensor. You have an aperture and a shutter. That's what a camera is. - That's right, yep. - Everything with those basics. - You know, we always say art imitates life. I feel like that is pretty spot on and transcends any walk of life or any medium or anything somebody's doing as their work.
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
but can transcend disability through technological innovation. Indeed, through fundamental advances in bionics in this century, we will set the technological foundation for an enhanced human experience, and we will end disability. I'd like to finish up with one more story, a beautiful story.
Video examples
Why tragedies are...
Of course, these narrative principles transcend classic Greek tragedy. In Shakespeare's canon, we see Hamlet's indecisiveness lead to a series of bad decisions, or perhaps non-decisions, that culminate in the death of almost every character in the play,
Video examples
Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
Video examples
Why should you read...
Through deep thought, Woolf's characters are shown to temporarily transcend their material reality, and in its careful consideration of the complexity of the mind, her work charts the importance of making our inner lives known to each other.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
Entanglement is an old mystery from the early days of quantum physics and it's still not entirely understood. Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence that transcends distance. Measuring the spin of the first electron
Video examples
Fighting injustice with...
the trick and neither do reports or statements on their own art however can be transcending connecting us to stories and issues on a deeper emotional level art can create a visceral response art can make the distant feel personal I
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
These are insects that, by working together, transcend individual size. The colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife.
Video examples
Best Scenes From The...
these are insects that by working together transcend individual size the colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
There are things I am more interested in than the clone thing. How are they trying to find their place in the world and make sense of their lives? To what extent can they transcend their fate? As time starts to run out, what are the things that really matter?
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Eric Nylund
American Novelist
I don't look at it as writing a book in a videogame universe. I look at it as writing for 'Halo', which for me, transcends being just a great video game. It's evolving into a whole new mythology.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles.
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David Lynch
American Director
You don't need a special place to meditate. You can transcend anywhere in the world. The unified field is here, and there, and everywhere.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.
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Eric Bana
Australian Actor
Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
Approval makes the world go round, even if many of us want to transcend our hunger for it.
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Mohsin Hamid
Pakistani Writer
Literature helps us transcend ourselves.
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Antonio Guterres
Portuguese Politician
The world's problems transcend borders.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
There are things I am more interested in than the clone thing. How are they trying to find their place in the world and make sense of their lives? To what extent can they transcend their fate? As time starts to run out, what are the things that really matter?
Quote examples
Eric Nylund
American Novelist
I don't look at it as writing a book in a videogame universe. I look at it as writing for 'Halo', which for me, transcends being just a great video game. It's evolving into a whole new mythology.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles.
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David Lynch
American Director
You don't need a special place to meditate. You can transcend anywhere in the world. The unified field is here, and there, and everywhere.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.
Quote examples
Eric Bana
Australian Actor
Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.
Quote examples
Faith Salie
American Journalist
Approval makes the world go round, even if many of us want to transcend our hunger for it.
Quote examples
Mohsin Hamid
Pakistani Writer
Literature helps us transcend ourselves.
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Antonio Guterres
Portuguese Politician
The world's problems transcend borders.
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