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overhopes

overhopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overhope.

Meaning of overhope

Verb

overhope (third-person singular simple present overhopes, present participle overhoping, simple past and past participle overhoped)

  1. To hope excessively; presume.
    • If we have overhoped ourselves in the hay we may have done the same with the hogs.1919, The Country gentleman, volume 84
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To hope constantly.

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Questions about overhopes

What is overhopes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overhopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overhope.

Words near overhopes in the dictionary

  1. overhooked
  2. overhooking
  3. overhooks
  4. overhope
  5. overhoped
  6. overhopes
  7. overhoping
  8. overhopped
  9. overhot
  10. overhours
  11. overhouse

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