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overnim

overnim verb: to overtake; seize.

Verb

overnim (third-person singular simple present overnims, present participle overnimming, simple past overnam or overnimmed, past participle overnum or overnimmed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To overtake; seize.

Forms of overnim

third-person singular presentovernims
present participleovernimming
pastovernam
pastovernimmed
past participleovernum
past participleovernimmed

Origin of overnim

From Middle English overnimen, from Old English oferniman (“to take violently, take away, carry off, confiscate”), equivalent to over- + nim (“to take”). Cognate with Dutch overnemen (“to take over”), German übernehmen (“to take over”).

Questions about overnim

What does overnim mean?
Overnim means to overtake; seize.
What part of speech is overnim?
Overnim is a verb.
What is the past tense of overnim?
The past tense of overnim is overnam.

Words near overnim in the dictionary

  1. overnighted
  2. overnighter
  3. overnighters
  4. overnighting
  5. overnights
  6. overnim
  7. overnimble
  8. overnite
  9. overnitrated
  10. overnoise
  11. overnoised

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