overpass
Americannoun
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overpasses
plural
verb (used with object)
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overpasses,
present (3rd person singular)
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overpassed,
past participle, past
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overpast,
past participle, past
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overpassing
present participle
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to pass over or traverse (a region, space, etc.).
We had overpassed the frontier during the night.
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to pass beyond (specified limits, bounds, etc.); exceed; overstep; transgress.
to overpass the bounds of good judgment.
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to get over (obstacles, difficulties, etc.); surmount.
to overpass the early days of privation and uncertainty.
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to go beyond, exceed, or surpass.
Greed had somehow overpassed humanitarianism.
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to pass through (time, experiences, etc.).
to overpass one's apprenticeship.
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to overlook; ignore; disregard; omit.
We could hardly overpass such grievous faults. The board overpassed him when promotions were awarded.
verb (used without object)
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overpasses,
present (3rd person singular)
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overpassed,
past participle, past
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overpast,
past participle, past
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overpassing
present participle
noun
verb
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to pass over, through, or across
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to exceed
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to get over
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to ignore
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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overpasssimple
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overpassessimple
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have overpassedperfect
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have overpastperfect
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has overpassedperfect
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has overpastperfect
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am overpassingprogressive
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are overpassingprogressive
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is overpassingprogressive
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have been overpassingperfect progressive
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has been overpassingperfect progressive
Past
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overpassedsimple
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overpastsimple
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had overpassedperfect
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had overpastperfect
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was overpassingprogressive
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were overpassingprogressive
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had been overpassingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of overpass
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at over-, pass
Example Sentences
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The video shows a spray of debris flying as the truck struck the overpass, tipped over, and skidded on its side.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Things have been especially grim on the 51st Street overpass, where tents, makeshift structures and huge mounds of trash lined the sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
In October 2022, a rare protest at a highway overpass in Beijing prompted authorities to post security officials at dozens of city overpasses, particularly ahead of notable political events and anniversaries—a practice that continues today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
To begin, each projector beamed a white grid in a trapezoidal shape onto the wall and a portion of the overpass ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Behind the overpass rose a tangle of neon blue tubes—three giant water slides behind a billboard: White WaterRapids.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
They seek shelter in tents, bushes and overpasses in a city that has struggled with one of the worst housing crises in the country.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
While in office, Raman has voted dozens of times against establishing new no-camping zones near homeless shelters, senior centers, freeway overpasses and other locations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Parallel to the tramway, much of Alexandria's iconic corniche is now hidden behind overpasses, private businesses and beachside food courts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
There are no overpasses or power cables in sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
He’d been hearing about the New Orleanians stranded under highway overpasses, and he didn’t want to be among them.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
"We could do a better job of getting pucks through. Maybe even shooting a little bit more. I think we overpassed at times."
From Fox News ● Mar. 3, 2022
They overpassed on some possessions, turning down layups and shooting 3’s instead.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
The Coyotes made it a two-goal lead 11:57 into the second period when the Capitals’ fourth line overpassed on an odd-man rush, leading to a turnover.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2018
“I thought we overpassed the puck early in the game for sure,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Johnston said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2015
We intended also to speak of the conduct of the leading English statesmen during this period; of Lauderdale, of Shaftsbury, of Danby, and of Buckingham; but our limits are already overpassed.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
The storm and peril overpast, The hounding hatred shamed and still, Go, soul of freedom! take at last The place which thou alone canst fill.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah K. Bolton
The tempest was overpast, and had destroyed no vital part.
From L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Paul Heyse
This was the girl’s first night under the naked heaven; and now that her fears were overpast, she was touched to the soul by its serene amenity and peace.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
"That is what I have always said," cried Stuart, gayly, perceiving that the crisis was overpast.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
How art thou every year more beautiful, Younger for all the winters thou hast cast: And I, for all my love grows, grow more dull, Decaying with each season overpast!
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Robert Bridges
And could stand to shoot the puck more rather than overpassing.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
“We’re actually probably overpassing laterally and sending pucks quickly through the slot that needed to just be put softly on net and make it chaos and a huge mess in front,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Spooked, their forwards started overpassing whenever they got deep into the Capitals’ zone.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2013
One bridge spans the Pacific from the State of Washington to Siberia, overpassing the island of Sakhalin en route.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hear a noise of overpassing joy Within the court.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various
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