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overspring

overspring verb: to rise above, or spring or leap over.

Verb

overspring (third-person singular simple present oversprings, present participle overspringing, simple past oversprang, past participle oversprung)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To rise above, or spring or leap over.

Synonyms of overspring

Forms of overspring

third-person singular presentoversprings
present participleoverspringing
pastoversprang
past participleoversprung

Origin of overspring

From Middle English overspringen, equivalent to over- + spring. Compare Dutch overspringen, German überspringen.

Questions about overspring

What does overspring mean?
Overspring means to rise above, or spring or leap over.
What part of speech is overspring?
Overspring is a verb.
What is the past tense of overspring?
The past tense of overspring is oversprang.

Words near overspring in the dictionary

  1. overspreadest
  2. overspreadeth
  3. overspreading
  4. overspreadings
  5. overspreads
  6. overspring
  7. overspringing
  8. oversprings
  9. oversprinkle
  10. oversprinkled
  11. oversprinkles

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