English Explanatory Dictionary

overgo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
  2. To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
  3. To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
  4. To spread across (something); to overrun.
  5. To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
  6. To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
  7. To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
  8. To overtake, go faster than.
  9. To cover.
noun
  1. A sequence of overlapping oligonucleotides, used to design hybridization.

Pronunciation

/əʊvəˈɡəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overgo.wav /ˈəʊvəɡəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overgo2.wav

Word forms

overgo overgoes overgoing overwent overgone

Etymology

From Middle English overgon, from Old English ofergān (“to pass over, beyond, across, traverse, cross, transgress, overstep, overrun, overcome, overspread, conquer, come upon, overtake, seize, attack, pass off, pass away, end, overreach”), equivalent to over- + go. Cognate with Dutch overgaan, German übergehen, Swedish övergå.

Synonyms

transgress outstrip cross pass over overcome superate outstep go by bespread infest overspread excel better defeat overwhelm forhale lap overhaul

Derived words

overgoer
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