overstand – verb

overstand

(Transitive)

(Archaic)

to outstay (something).

ultrapassar (algo).

to keep on a navigational course beyond (a mark).

manter um curso de navegação além de (uma marca).

To stand over (formerly especially so as to guard or intimidate);

Ficar de pé (antigamente especialmente para proteger ou intimidar);

to stand higher than or above.

ficar mais alto ou acima.

(University)
“to be overstanding for honours”: to be ineligible for honours in an examination because more than the permitted number of terms (normally twelve) has elapsed since one’s matriculation.The phrase ‘disqualified by standing’ is now preferred in the Oxford University Examination Decrees & Regulations.

(Sailing)
To sail past (a line or mark indicating the course of a race) by staying on a tack for too long.

To understand. Now used (especially in Caribbean and African-American usage) to avoid the negative connotations of under, perceived as incompatible with the positive meaning of the verb.

Contrasted with understand in other ways, as: to understand more than is necessary or desirable; to analyse excessively; to understand fully.

(Informal)

Entender completamente.

(Navegação)

Manter-se em uma linha num ângulo maior que o normal.

Pronunciation: overstand: /ˌəʊvəˈstand/

Past simple: overstood.

Pronunciation: overstood: /ˌoʊ vərˈstʊd/

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