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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
overbid en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
- ōʹvə-bĭd'
- /ˈoʊvɚˌbɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
- ōʹvər-bĭd'
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English bid
English overbid
From over- + bid.
Meanings
-
An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
-
The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Forms
overbid en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/
- ō'və-bĭdʹ
- ō'vər-bĭdʹ
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English bid
English overbid
From over- + bid.
Meanings
-
(intransitive) To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
-
(transitive) To outbid.
-
(intransitive) To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Forms
Deriveds
overbidder
overbid en · VERB · etymology 2
Meanings
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overbide