overbide

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verb

To outlive; survive.

OriginMiddle English overbiden ← Old English oferbīdan →
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Meanings

verboverbide (third-person singular simple present overbides, present participle overbiding, simple past overbode or overbid or overbided, past participle overbidden or overbided)

present singular third person overbides · participle present overbiding · past overbode · past overbid · past overbided · participle past overbidden · participle past overbided

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo outlive; survive.

Origin

  1. Old Englishoferbīdan“to outlast, outlive”
  2. Middle Englishoverbiden
  3. Englishoverbide

From Middle English overbiden, from Old English oferbīdan (“to outlast, outlive”), equivalent to over- + bide.

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APA

overbide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbide

MLA

“overbide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbide.

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