overget

The English word “overget” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To get more than expected or due.
To attain, reach; pass, overtake; come up with; get hold of, catch.
To get beyond; get over; recover from.

Etymology

From Middle English overgeten; equivalent to over- + get. Cognate with Scots overget (“to overtake”). Compare Old English oferġietan (“to forget, disregard, neglect”).

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