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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•stand v.i., -stood, -stand•ing. [Naut.]

Nautical, Naval Termsoverreach (def. 13).

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

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overreach - overstood

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