overgaan

Dutch (Brabantic)

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to turn into
  • (intransitive) to move up
  • (transitive) switch, shift (from one thing or status to another)
  • (transitive) pass on to, bequeath (transfer ownership to another)
  • (intransitive) to get over, cross, pass (a hurdle)
  • (intransitive) to get over, pass (to recover from or forget a previous unwanted experience/illness and move on)
  • (intransitive) to ring, go off (produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound, like a telephone or buzzer)

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish over (over, over-, again, excessively, excessive) + Dutch, Flemish gaan (go, walk).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

gaan

Gloss

go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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