overstand

[ oh-ver-stand ]

verb (used without object)

, Nautical.

, o·ver·stood, o·ver·stand·ing.

1. overreach ( def 13 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of overstand¹

1300–50; Middle English overstonden to stand over or by; over-, stand

Example Sentences

Sometimes, however, they overstand their market, and suffer by refusing the first offers made.

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