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overstandverb
to stand or insist too much, too long; overstay
overstandverb
to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
overstandverb
to have complete or intutitive comprehension, to grok
Etymology: from Old English oferstandan (ofer + standan).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overstandverb
To stand too much upon conditions.
Etymology: over and stand.
Her’s they shall be, since you refuse the price;
What madman would o’erstand his market twice. Dryd.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overstand
ō-vėr-stand′, v.t. to stand too strictly on the conditions of.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overstand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overstand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- overståDanish
- overstandLatin
- overstandNorwegian
- ultrapassarPortuguese
- overstandChinese
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