OVERPASSING

Verb

overpassing

present participle of overpass

Anagrams

• passing over

Source: Wiktionary


OVERPASS

O`ver*pass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpassing.] Etym: [Cf. Surpass.]

1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.

2. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard. All the beauties of the East He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. Milton.

3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.

O`ver*pass", v. i.

Definition: To pass over, away, or off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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