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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•vert /oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊvɜrt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. open to view or knowledge;
    not hidden or secret (opposed to covert):a look of overt hostility.
o•vert•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•vert  (ō vûrt′, ō′vûrt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. open to view or knowledge;
    not concealed or secret:overt hostility.
  2. Heraldry(of a device, as a purse) represented as open:a purse overt.
  • Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, for Latin aperīre
  • Old French, past participle of ouvrir to open
  • Middle English 1275–1325
    1. plain, manifest, apparent, public.
    1. private, concealed.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overt /ˈəʊvɜːt; əʊˈvɜːt/ adj
  1. open to view; observable
  2. open; deliberate. Criminal intent may be inferred from an overt act
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French, from ovrir to open, from Latin aperīreˈovertly adv
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