overgo

English

/əʊvəˈɡəʊ/, /ˈəʊvəɡəʊ/

verb

Definitions

(now) To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
(obsolete) To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
(intransitive) To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
To spread across (something); to overrun.
To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
(obsolete) To overtake, go faster than.
(obsolete) To cover.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English overgon inherited from Old English ofergān (end, come upon, overspread, overcome, conquer, pass off, pass away, traverse, pass over, overtake, beyond, across, overrun, transgress, seize, attack, overreach, overstep, cross) affix from English go.

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