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overstand

[ oh-ver-stand ]

verb (used without object)

, Nautical.
, o·ver·stood, o·ver·stand·ing.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overstand1

1300–50; Middle English overstonden to stand over or by; over-, stand

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Example Sentences

Sometimes, however, they overstand their market, and suffer by refusing the first offers made.

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