Meaning
overtake; pass
- to go past a vehicle moving in the same direction
- to move ahead of someone or something
- to exceed or outdo
In a sentence
Non puoi sorpassare in questa curva.
You can't overtake on this bend.
Hai sorpassato quel camion in autostrada?
Did you overtake that truck on the motorway?
L'auto davanti non sorpassa mai.
The car in front never overtakes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sorpassare | infinitive |
| sorpasso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorpassi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpassa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpassiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpassano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpassavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorpassavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpassava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpassavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpassavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpassai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sorpassasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpassò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpassammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpassarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpasserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sorpasserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpasserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpasseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sorpasserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpasseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorpassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpassiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpassino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpassassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorpassassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpassasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpassassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpassassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpasserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorpasseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpasserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorpasseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpasserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorpassa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sorpassiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sorpassate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sorpassando | gerund |
| sorpassato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In driving, it usually means overtaking another vehicle.
- Do not confuse with superare, which is broader and often less specific to traffic.
- Common with direct objects: sorpassare un'auto, un camion, un concorrente.