overhold
overhold · overholds · overheld · overholding
To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rateTo overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.
(transitive)To hold over; keep.
Origin
From Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, holdFrom Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, hold over, delay to do, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *haldaną (“to hold”), equivalent to over- + hold. Cognate with Dutch overhouden (“to hang on, hold over, save”), German überhalten (“to hold on to, keep”), Danish overholde (“to observe”).
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Forms
overholds, overholding, overheld, overheld| Base form | overhold · to overhold |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overholds |
| Present participle | overholding |
| Past simple | overheld |
| Past participle | overheld / overholden |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
9 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle