Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overstride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-stride
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run or walk with an overly long stride.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stride (or to stand) over something.

Transitive verb

verb

To excel or surpass.

Transitive verb

noun

An overly long stride.

Example Sentences

"Unfortunately, by waiting as long as possible each time before jumping, he lost concentration and then, because of overstriding over the first part of the approach run, he made three no-jumps."
"Although an overstride was not observed in the diagonal type running walk, a moderate overstride was observed in the lateral type."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stride English overstride From over- + stride.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overstrides (present, singular) overstriding (participle, present) overstrode (past) overstrode (participle, past) overstridden (participle, past) overstrides (plural)

Questions

What does overstride mean?: To run or walk with an overly long stride.
Where does overstride come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stride English overstride From over- + stride.

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