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overfare en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English *overfaren, ouerfaren, from Old English oferfaran (“to pass; pass over; go off”), equivalent to over- + fare. Related to German überführen (“to transfer”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To go over; pass; traverse.
    • Nay, tell us but which one!" All, all resembled her; but she herself 'twas ne'er. Don Juan, all like her were; and thou passedst on! Thou hast not weary waxed the earth to overfare: […] 1906, Flowers of France: The Romantic Period:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overfared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfared Tense=Past lexicographic
overfares Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overfaring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfaren Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfore Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfore Tense=Past lexicographic