overstand

English

verb

Definitions

(rare) to stand or insist too much or too long; overstay
(transitive) to stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
To be neglected and left uncut for too long.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English overstonden inherited from Old English oferstandan (stand over) affix from English stand (an object which supports things).

Origin

English

stand

Gloss

an object which supports things

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