"overhope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overhope}} Middle English overhope, {{prefix|en|over|hope}} over- + hope Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overhope (uncountable)
  1. Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overhope-en-noun-N4~jrzHL
  2. (UK dialectal) Hopefulness; sanguineness. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overhope-en-noun-t8pdZQQK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 72 5 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 12 42 17 29

Verb [English]

Forms: overhopes [present, singular, third-person], overhoping [participle, present], overhoped [participle, past], overhoped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overhope}} Middle English overhope, {{prefix|en|over|hope}} over- + hope Head templates: {{en-verb}} overhope (third-person singular simple present overhopes, present participle overhoping, simple past and past participle overhoped)
  1. To hope excessively; presume.
    Sense id: en-overhope-en-verb-~GbNbumI
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To hope constantly. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-overhope-en-verb-M9LzIVW2 Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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