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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-hent
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To catch hold of; to overtake.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + hent.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overhents (present, singular) overhenting (participle, present)

Questions

What does overhent mean?
To catch hold of; to overtake.
Where does overhent come from?
From over- + hent.

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