overgo verb.
[ǝʊvǝ'gǝʊ] Pa. t. -went
[-'wɛnt]; pa. pple -gone
[-'gɒn].
OE.[from OVER- + GO verb.]I. verb trans.1. Come upon suddenly; catch, apprehend, detect.
OE-L16.2. Cross (a river, boundary, or line).
obsolete exc.
dial. OE.b. fig. Pass (a moral limit), transgress.
OE-M16.3. Pass in front of so as to hide.
OE-M17.4. Pass or spread over in a hostile or injurious way; overrun, infest. Now
Scot. &
dial. OE.5. a. Overcome, overpower, get the better of; oppress. Now
Scot. &
dial. ME.b. Surpass, exceed.
ME.c. Deceive, cheat.
ME-L16.6. Go over the surface or extent of; traverse.
ME.7. Live through (a specified length of time); (of time) pass over (a person).
ME-L16.8. Rise higher than, surmount.
LME-E17.9. Go faster than, leave behind in going, overtake.
M16-M17.10. Pass over, let alone, omit.
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