"overhent" meaning in English

See overhent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overhents [present, singular, third-person], overhenting [participle, present], overhent [participle, past], overhent [past]
Etymology: From over- + hent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|hent}} over- + hent Head templates: {{en-verb|overhents|overhenting|overhent}} overhent (third-person singular simple present overhents, present participle overhenting, simple past and past participle overhent)
  1. (obsolete) To catch hold of; to overtake. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-overhent-en-verb-lYJO-86H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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