上回る
うわまわる
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 上回るうわまわる | 上回りますうわまわります |
| Negative | 上回らないうわまわらない | 上回りませんうわまわりません |
| Past | 上回ったうわまわった | 上回りましたうわまわりました |
| Past negative | 上回らなかったうわまわらなかった | 上回りませんでしたうわまわりませんでした |
| Te-form | 上回ってうわまわって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 上回れるうわまわれる |
| Passive | 上回られるうわまわられる |
| Causative | 上回らせるうわまわらせる |
| Volitional | 上回ろううわまわろう |
| Imperative | 上回れうわまわれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 上回ればうわまわれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 上回ったらうわまわったら |
Example sentences
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His expenses exceed his income by far.
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His expenses exceed his income by far.
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Benefits of course should exceed the costs.
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We spent more money than was expected.
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My work at school was well above average.
More examples (9)
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My work at school was well above average.
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Mr. Bush had slightly more votes than Mr. Gore.
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An income tax is levied on any income that exceeds deductions.
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Between them, the two largest companies account for a share of more than 50% of the market.
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My wrath shall far exceed the love I ever bore.
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Japan's exports exceeded imports by $77.8 billion in 1998.
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The view from the mountain top far surpassed our expectations.
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The number of the people working in this city will be more than one thousand by the end of this month.
穀物生産の落ち込みによって、中国は急速に日本を上回る世界有数の穀物輸入国となることが予想される。
It is foreseen that, due to the decline in grain production, China will quickly become a world leading grain importing country, overtaking Japan.