# overget

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To get more than expected or due.
2. To attain, reach; pass, overtake; come up with; get hold of, catch.
3. To get beyond; get over; recover from.

## Etymology
From Middle English overgeten; equivalent to over- + get. Cognate with Scots overget (“to overtake”). Compare Old English oferġietan (“to forget, disregard, neglect”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overget