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overfare

overfare verb: to go over; pass; traverse.

Verb

overfare (third-person singular simple present overfares, present participle overfaring, simple past overfared or overfore, past participle overfared or overfore or overfaren)

  1. (transitive) To go over; pass; traverse.
    • Nay, tell us but which one!" All, all resembled her; but she herself 'twas ne'er. Don Juan, all like her were; and thou passedst on! Thou hast not weary waxed the earth to overfare: […]1906, Flowers of France: The Romantic Period

Forms of overfare

third-person singular presentoverfares
present participleoverfaring
pastoverfared
pastoverfore
past participleoverfared
past participleoverfore
past participleoverfaren

Origin of overfare

From Middle English *overfaren, ouerfaren, from Old English oferfaran (“to pass; pass over; go off”), equivalent to over- + fare. Related to German überführen (“to transfer”).

Questions about overfare

What does overfare mean?
Overfare means to go over; pass; traverse.
What part of speech is overfare?
Overfare is a verb.
What is the past tense of overfare?
The past tense of overfare is overfared.

Words near overfare in the dictionary

  1. overfamiliarly
  2. overfamous
  3. overfanciful
  4. overfancy
  5. overfar
  6. overfare
  7. overfarm
  8. overfarmed
  9. overfarming
  10. overfarms
  11. overfast

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