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overwin

overwin

English

Alternative forms

  • owerwin (dialectal, Yorkshire)

Verb

overwin ‎(third-person singular simple present overwins, present participle overwinning, simple past and past participle overwon)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To overcome; gain one's point; exceed.

Noun

overwin ‎(plural overwins)

  1. (Britain dialectal) The win or winning of a game.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

overwin

  1. first-person singular present indicative of overwinnen
  2. imperative of overwinnen

Etymology

From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan ‎(“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- +‎ win.

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