overfare

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verb

To go over; pass; traverse.

OriginMiddle English *overfaren ← Old English oferfaran →
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Meanings

verboverfare (third-person singular simple present overfares, present participle overfaring, simple past overfared or overfore, past participle overfared or overfore or overfaren)

present singular third person overfares · participle present overfaring · past overfared · past overfore · participle past overfared · participle past overfore · participle past overfaren

  1. transitiveTo go over; pass; traverse.

    Nay, tell us but which one!" All, all resembled her; but she herself 'twas ne'er. Don Juan, all like her were; and thou passedst on! Thou hast not weary waxed the earth to overfare: […]

    1906, Flowers of France: The Romantic Period

Origin

  1. Old Englishoferfaran“to pass; pass over; go off”
  2. Middle English*overfaren
  3. Englishoverfare

From Middle English *overfaren, ouerfaren, from Old English oferfaran (“to pass; pass over; go off”), equivalent to over- + fare. Related to German überführen (“to transfer”).

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APA

overfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfare

MLA

“overfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfare.

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