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overperch

overperch verb: to perch upon; to fly over.

Verb

overperch (third-person singular simple present overperches, present participle overperching, simple past and past participle overperched)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To perch upon; to fly over.
    • With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these wallsc. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. To tower over

Forms of overperch

third-person singular presentoverperches
present participleoverperching
past participleoverperched
pastoverperched

Origin of overperch

From over- + perch.

Questions about overperch

What does overperch mean?
Overperch means to perch upon; to fly over.
What part of speech is overperch?
Overperch is a verb.
What is the past tense of overperch?
The past tense of overperch is overperched.

Words near overperch in the dictionary

  1. overperceive
  2. overperceived
  3. overperceives
  4. overperceiving
  5. overperception
  6. overperch
  7. overperched
  8. overperches
  9. overperching
  10. overpercolated
  11. overperemptory

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