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overstood

[ oh-ver-stoo d ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈstʊd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of overstand.

Nearby words

overstayer, oversteer, overstep, overstitch, overstock, overstood, overstory, overstress, overstretch, overstretched, overstrew

Definition for overstood (2 of 2)

overstand

[ oh-ver-stand ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈstænd /

verb (used without object), o·ver·stood, o·ver·stand·ing. Nautical.

overreach(def 13).

Origin of overstand

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for overstood

Doubtless he found, when he discovered George had gone, that he had "overstood the market."
The Underground Railroad|William Still

Word Origin and History for overstood

overstand

v.

"to stand over or beside," from Old English oferstandan; see over- + stand (v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper