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overperched

overperched is the simple past and past participle of overperch.

Meaning of overperch

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

Questions about overperched

What is overperched the simple past and past participle of?
Overperched is the simple past and past participle of overperch.

Words near overperched in the dictionary

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

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