Both Uses of
transcend
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- And when she had discovered this she was plunged into a misery which transcended that of the child's simple loss.†
Chpt 2 *transcended = exceeded or surpassed
- I have come to the conclusion that there does seem rather a want of common-sense in these threadbare old propositions; how I could have been so fired by poor Parson Clare's enthusiasm, and have gone so madly to work, transcending even him, I cannot make out!†
Chpt 6transcending = exceeding or surpassing
Definition:
exceed (go beyond); or surpass (to be more or better)