"overhie" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əʊvəˈhʌɪ/ [UK] Forms: overhies [present, singular, third-person], overhying [participle, present], overhied [participle, past], overhied [past]
Etymology: From over- + hie. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|hie}} over- + hie Head templates: {{en-verb}} overhie (third-person singular simple present overhies, present participle overhying, simple past and past participle overhied)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) To overtake; to catch up with. Tags: Scotland

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overhie meaning in English (1.6kB)

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