Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhie

/əʊvəˈhʌɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-hie
IPA: /əʊvəˈhʌɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overtake; to catch up with.

Example Sentences

"I disencumbered myself by main force, and fled, but he overhied me, knocked me down, and threatened, with dreadful oaths, to throw me from the cliff."

Etymology

From over- + hie.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əʊvəˈhʌɪ/

Inflected Forms

overhies (present, singular) overhying (participle, present) overhied (participle, past) overhied (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overhie?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈhʌɪ/.
What does overhie mean?: To overtake; to catch up with.
Where does overhie come from?: From over- + hie.

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