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overstrode

overstrode is the simple past and past participle of overstride.

Meaning of overstride

Verb

overstride (third-person singular simple present overstrides, present participle overstriding, simple past overstrode, past participle overstrode or overstridden)

  1. (intransitive) To run or walk with an overly long stride.
    • Unfortunately, by waiting as long as possible each time before jumping, he lost concentration and then, because of overstriding over the first part of the approach run, he made three no-jumps.2002, John Kerr, Counselling Athletes: Applying Reversal Theory, page 72
  2. (transitive) To stride (or to stand) over something.
  3. (transitive) To excel or surpass.

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Questions about overstrode

What is overstrode the simple past and past participle of?
Overstrode is the simple past and past participle of overstride.

Words near overstrode in the dictionary

  1. overstringent
  2. overstrive
  3. overstriven
  4. overstrives
  5. overstriving
  6. overstrode
  7. overstrong
  8. overstrongly
  9. overstrove
  10. overstrow
  11. overstrowed

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