overleap

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb defeat (oneself) by going too far
  2. verb jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
  3. verb leave undone or leave out

Etymology

From Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan, equivalent to over- + leap. Compare Dutch overlopen (“to spill over; overflow”), German überlaufen (“to overrun; overflow”).

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