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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

  1. An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
  2. The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Forms

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overbids Number=Plur lexicographic

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

  1. (intransitive) To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
  2. (transitive) To outbid.
  3. (intransitive) To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Forms

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overbidding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overbids Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overbid Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overbid Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

overbidder

overbid en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overbide
    form of overbide