What does the word “surpassed” mean in the following sentence?

As Alex surpassed everyone in the race, he looked like an Olympic champion.



outran


failed


greeted


applauded

Respuesta :

outran is the correct anwser
I'm gonna quote the dictionary "Surpass means to exceed or be greater then" Alex seems to be beating everyone else in a race. Therefore the best answer seems to be outran.