overgang
overgang · overgangs · overganged · overganging
To go beyond or aboveTo go beyond or above; to exceed.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, obsolete)To go beyond or above; to exceed.
Origin
From Middle English overgangen, from Old English ofergangan, from Proto-Germanic *ubergangFrom Middle English overgangen, from Old English ofergangan, from Proto-Germanic *uberganganą, made up from *uber (“over”) + *ganganą (“to walk, step”), equivalent to over- + gang (“to walk, step”). Cognate with Scots owergang (“to overwhelm, master, dominate”).
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Forms
overgangs, overganging, overganged, overganged| Base form | overgang · to overgang |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overgangs |
| Present participle | overganging |
| Past simple | overganged |
| Past participle | overganged |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.