supero

Supero is a Latin verb of the first conjugation meaning to surpass, overcome, conquer, or go beyond. It is used in classical Latin to express overcoming a person, obstacle, or challenge. The standard principal parts are: supero, superare, superavi, superatum. From these forms, regular first-conjugation endings are attached for different tenses, voices, and moods.

In the present system, the active indicative forms are: supero, superas, superat, superamus, superatis, superant. The imperfect is superabam, superabas, superabat, superabamus, superabatis, superabant; the perfect is superavi, superavisti, superavit, superavimus, superavistis, superaverunt. The present subjunctive appears as superem, superes, superet, superemus, superetis, superent. The supine is superatum, and the perfect passive participle is superatus. A present participle is superans, and a past participle is superatus.

Usage notes: supero commonly takes a direct object in the accusative, or can be used with an object in a broader figurative sense. Example: Hostes superavimus. Quod difficultum videbatur, tamen superavimus. As a root, it also contributes to many Latin derivatives and to the prefix super- meaning above or beyond, which appears in various words in Latin and in modern languages.

Modern uses: outside classical Latin, “Supero” may appear as a proper name or brand in contemporary contexts. The primary meaning, however, remains tied to its Latin sense of surpassing or overcoming.