overskip en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + skip.
Meanings
- (archaic) To skip or leap over
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(archaic) to treat with indifference or ignore.
the mind much sufferance doth o'erskip
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overskipped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overskipped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overskipping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overskips | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |