Definitions For Overgo

Etymology 1

From Middle English overgon, from {{inh, en, ang, ofergān, t=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 {{af, en, over-, go}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, overgaan}}, {{cog, de, übergehen}}, {{cog, sv, övergå}}.

Pronunciation

(UK) /əʊvəˈɡəʊ/

Verb

overgoes , overgoing , overwent , overgone (now, _, rare) To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount. from 8th c. (obsolete) To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress. 8th-19th c. (intransitive, now, _, UK, _, dialectal) To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed. from 9th c. To spread across (something); to overrun. from 10th c. To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through. from 13th c. To go beyond; to exceed, surpass. from 13th c. To get the better of; to overcome, overpower. from 13th c. (obsolete) To overtake, go faster than. 15th-17th c. (obsolete) To cover.

Synonyms

cross a barrier overcome, superate pass a figurative barrier outstep, transgress; see also thesaurus:transcend pass by forthglide, go by; see also thesaurus:pass by spread across bespread, infest, overspread go over cross, pass over go beyond excel, outstrip; see also thesaurus:exceed get the better of better, defeat, overwhelm overtake forhale, lap, overhaul cover