Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overstand
Participle: overstanded
Gerund: overstanding
Indicative
Present
| I | overstand |
| you | overstand |
| he;she;it | overstands |
| we | overstand |
| you | overstand |
| they | overstand |
Perfect
| I | have overstanded |
| you | have overstanded |
| he;she;it | has overstanded |
| we | have overstanded |
| you | have overstanded |
| they | have overstanded |
Past
| I | overstanded |
| you | overstanded |
| he;she;it | overstanded |
| we | overstanded |
| you | overstanded |
| they | overstanded |
Pluperfect
| I | had overstanded |
| you | had overstanded |
| he;she;it | had overstanded |
| we | had overstanded |
| you | had overstanded |
| they | had overstanded |
Future
| I | will overstand |
| you | will overstand |
| he;she;it | will overstand |
| we | will overstand |
| you | will overstand |
| they | will overstand |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overstanded |
| you | will have overstanded |
| he;she;it | will have overstanded |
| we | will have overstanded |
| you | will have overstanded |
| they | will have overstanded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overstand |
| you | overstand |
| he;she;it | overstand |
| we | overstand |
| you | overstand |
| they | overstand |
Perfect
| I | have overstanded |
| you | have overstanded |
| he;she;it | have overstanded |
| we | have overstanded |
| you | have overstanded |
| they | have overstanded |
Imperfect
| I | overstanded |
| you | overstanded |
| he;she;it | overstanded |
| we | overstanded |
| you | overstanded |
| they | overstanded |
Pluperfect
| I | had overstanded |
| you | had overstanded |
| he;she;it | had overstanded |
| we | had overstanded |
| you | had overstanded |
| they | had overstanded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overstand |
| you | would overstand |
| he;she;it | would overstand |
| we | would overstand |
| you | would overstand |
| they | would overstand |
Perfect
| I | would have overstanded |
| you | would have overstanded |
| he;she;it | would have overstanded |
| we | would have overstanded |
| you | would have overstanded |
| they | would have overstanded |
Imperative
| you | overstand |
| we | Let's overstand |
| you | overstand |
Verbs conjugated like 'overstand'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overstand'
over-hand,
overbrand,
overhand,
overland,
oversend,
overspan,
overspend,
overstack,
overstaff,
overstain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- + stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”). See: Old English '
oferstandan', Dutch '
overstaan', German, old spelling '
überstehen'.
Sample Sentences
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But they that overstand the day of grace, shall not obtain to cool their tongues so much of this water as will hang on the tip of one's finger. [1688, Bunyan, The Water of Life:]
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When a coppice woodland is no longer cut on its regular rotation the rods from the stool continue to grow and the coppice becomes known as overstood. Sadly, in many parts of the country this is the commonest form of coppice you are likely to see. [2001, Ben Law, The Woodland Way: a permaculture approach to sustainable woodland management, Hyden House, →ISBN:]