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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overspring en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English overspringen, equivalent to over- + spring. Compare Dutch overspringen, German überspringen.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, transitive) To rise above, or spring or leap over.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
oversprings Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oversprang Tense=Past lexicographic
overspringing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
oversprung Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

overtop · overclimb · overtower