Overgo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əʊvəˈɡəʊ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overgo is a verb meaning (intransitive, UK, dialectal) To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
Meaning
(intransitive, UK, dialectal) To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
More Meanings
- To spread across (something); to overrun.
- To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
- To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
- To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
- (archaic) To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
- (obsolete) To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
- (obsolete) To overtake, go faster than.
Example Sentences
He did not rave, he did not stare aghast, / For all those visions were o'ergone, and past […]
O, what cause have I, / Thine being but a moiety of my grief, / To overgo thy plaints and drown thy cries!
How many an one in its vanities hath gloried and taken pride, / Till froward and arrogant thus he grew and did all bounds o'ergo!
Both barking Scilla, and the ſounding Rocks, / The Cyclops ſhelues, and grim Ceranias ſeat, / Have you ore gone, and yet remaine aliue?
Word Forms
- overgoes
- overgoing
- overwent
- overgone
Synonyms for overgo
Depending on context, synonyms include overcome, superate, outstep, transgress, go by, bespread.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overfare, over, overleap, overvault, overwalk, overhaul.
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