overstand
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To sail (to the mark) at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle; to go beyond (the layline).
Transitive verb
noun
The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.
verb
To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.
Example Sentences
- "But they that overstand the day of grace, shall not obtain to cool their tongues so much of this water as will hang on the tip of one's finger."
- "When a coppice woodland is no longer cut on its regular rotation the rods from the stool continue to grow and the coppice becomes known as overstood. Sadly, in many parts of the country this is the commonest form of coppice you are likely to see."
- ""But, Sister, it look like you neither overstand or understand""
- ""I need you to overstand this the way I overstand this. Notice how I didn't say understand, because I need you to more than understand—I need you to overstand.""
Etymology
From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- + stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: overstonden, oferstandan