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
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |