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overpast

overpast adjective: ended; having passed over or passed by.

Adjective

overpast (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) ended; having passed over or passed by
    • Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 57:1
    • That the Princess had done with him, done with him for ever, remained the most vivid impression that Hyacinth had carried away from Madeira Crescent the night before.... He was overpast, he had become vague, he was extinct.1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.

Origin of overpast

From over- + past.

Questions about overpast

What does overpast mean?
Overpast means ended; having passed over or passed by.
What part of speech is overpast?
Overpast is an adjective.

Words near overpast in the dictionary

  1. overpassed
  2. overpasses
  3. overpassing
  4. overpassionate
  5. overpassionately
  6. overpast
  7. overpaternalistic
  8. overpathologization
  9. overpathologize
  10. overpathologized
  11. overpathologizes

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