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overstood

[oh-ver-stoo d]
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verb

simple past tense and past participle of overstand.

overstand

[oh-ver-stand]

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
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Examples from the Web for overstood

Historical Examples of overstood

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

Word Origin and History for overstood

overstand

v.

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

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