Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overget

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-get
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get more than expected or due.

verb

To attain, reach; pass, overtake; come up with; get hold of, catch.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To get beyond; get over; recover from.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Some companies hold their clerks responsible to account for the actual amount of the fares on tickets sold, and ignore the question of overgot and undergot money."

Etymology

From Middle English overgeten; equivalent to over- + get. Cognate with Scots overget (“to overtake”). Compare Old English oferġietan (“to forget, disregard, neglect”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overgeten

Usage

Inflected Forms

overgets (present, singular) overgetting (participle, present) overgot (past) overgat (archaic, past) overgot (participle, past) overgat (archaic, participle) overgotten (participle, past)

Antonyms

underget

Questions

What does overget mean?: To get more than expected or due.
Where does overget come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce overget

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “overget”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “overget”.
Repeat and practice — Say “overget” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.