overpast

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adjective

ended; having passed over or passed by

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveoverpast (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableended; having passed over or passed by

    Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 57:1
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    That the Princess had done with him, done with him for ever, remained the most vivid impression that Hyacinth had carried away from Madeira Crescent the night before.... He was overpast, he had become vague, he was extinct.

    1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.

Origin

From over- + past.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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