mess over in English

Forms: messes over [present, singular, third-person], messing over [participle, present], messed over [participle, past], messed over [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mess over (third-person singular simple present messes over, present participle messing over, simple past and past participle messed over)

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        "To mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone)."
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        "(slang, African-American Vernacular) To mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone)."
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    {
      "form": "messes over",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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"mess over" meaning in English

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