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overdares

overdares is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdare.

Meaning of overdare

Verb

overdare (third-person singular simple present overdares, present participle overdaring, simple past and past participle overdared)

  1. (intransitive) To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
    • Meete you for this, proud ouerdaring peeres,
      Ere my sweete Gaueston shall part from me,
      This Ile shall fleete vpon the Ocean,
      And wander to the vnfrequented Inde.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC...

Questions about overdares

What is overdares the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overdares is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdare.

Words near overdares in the dictionary

  1. overdangled
  2. overdangles
  3. overdangling
  4. overdare
  5. overdared
  6. overdares
  7. overdaring
  8. overdaringly
  9. overdarken
  10. overdarkened
  11. overdarkening

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