Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To reach; overtake.
- To get over.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To reach; to overtake; to pass.
- transitive verb rare To get beyond; to get over or recover from.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
attain ,reach ;pass ,overtake ;come up with ; get hold of,catch . - verb transitive To get beyond;
get over ;recover from.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Launcelot might not overget him, he threw his sword after him, for
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I was happy enough with my little son, and somehow I felt sure that Stephen Hatton would overget all his worries and anxieties.
The Measure of a Man Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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"Eh, sirs! but that's awfu '!" repeated the dame, unable to overget her astonishment.
Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859
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He can't overget the fear: 'twas implanted in him in babyhood: and I only wish I could get that wicked girl punished as I'd punish her, for it was her work.
The Channings Henry Wood 1850
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And when Sir Launcelot might not overget him, he threw his sword after him, for Sir Launcelot might go no further for bleeding; then the hermit turned again, and asked Sir Launcelot how he was hurt.
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