# overgo

> English word · Verb · IPA /əʊvəˈɡəʊ/

## Definitions
1. To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
2. To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
3. To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
4. To spread across (something); to overrun.
5. To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
6. To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
7. To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
8. To overtake, go faster than.
9. To cover.

## Etymology
From Middle English overgon, from Old English ofergān (“to pass over, beyond, across, traverse, cross, transgress, overstep, overrun, overcome, overspread, conquer, come upon, overtake, seize, attack, pass off, pass away, end, overreach”), equivalent to over- + go. Cognate with Dutch overgaan, German übergehen, Swedish övergå.

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