Meanings
verboverhend (third-person singular simple present overhends, present participle overhending, simple past and past participle overhent)
present singular third person overhends · participle present overhending · participle past overhent · past overhent
- obsoletetransitiveTo overtake.
Origin
From over- + hend (“to seize, grasp”).
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overhend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhend
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhend.
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