overstood

American  

[oh-ver-stood] / ˌoʊ vərˈstʊd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of overstand.

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Example Sentences

Twice in a row, we overstood the windward marks.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fig-tree here mentioned was blessed with the application of means, had time allowed it to receive the nourishment; but it outstood, withstood, overstood all, all that the husbandman did, all that the vine-dresser did.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John

Doubtless he found, when he discovered George had gone, that he had "overstood the market."

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William