gaincope
gaincope verb: to catch up with, intercept, or encounter (a person) by taking a short-cut.
Verb
gaincope (third-person singular simple present gaincopes, present participle gaincoping, simple past and past participle gaincoped)
- To catch up with, intercept, or encounter (a person) by taking a short-cut.
- These came forth later than the rest but, coasting thwart a hill, They did gaincope him as he came and held their master still Until that all the rest came in and fastened on him too.2002, originally 1565, Ovid, Madeleine Forey, Ovid's Metamorphoses
- […] and to a companie of my malcontent companions will discouer if it please them, how to be gainfull and gain-coping nauigators if they will insist in my directions.1910, originally 1594, Thomas Nash, Ronald Brunlees McKerrow, Terrors of the Night
Forms of gaincope
| third-person singular present | gaincopes |
|---|---|
| present participle | gaincoping |
| past participle | gaincoped |
| past | gaincoped |
| alternative form | gain-cope |
| alternative form | gainecope |
Origin of gaincope
From Middle English geynecowpen, equivalent to gain- + cope (“to strive, contend, oppose, encounter”).
Words formed from gaincope
Questions about gaincope
- What does gaincope mean?
- Gaincope means to catch up with, intercept, or encounter (a person) by taking a short-cut.
- What part of speech is gaincope?
- Gaincope is a verb.
- What is the past tense of gaincope?
- The past tense of gaincope is gaincoped.
Words near gaincope in the dictionary
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