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overtread

overtread verb: to tread over or upon.

Verb

overtread (third-person singular simple present overtreads, present participle overtreading, simple past overtrod, past participle overtrodden)

  1. (transitive) To tread over or upon.

Forms of overtread

third-person singular presentovertreads
present participleovertreading
pastovertrod
past participleovertrodden

Origin of overtread

From Middle English overtreden, from Old English ofertredan.

Questions about overtread

What does overtread mean?
Overtread means to tread over or upon.
What part of speech is overtread?
Overtread is a verb.
What is the past tense of overtread?
The past tense of overtread is overtrod.

Words near overtread in the dictionary

  1. overtrap
  2. overtrapped
  3. overtrapping
  4. overtraps
  5. overtravel
  6. overtread
  7. overtreading
  8. overtreads
  9. overtreat
  10. overtreated
  11. overtreating

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