o·ver·stride

(ō′vər-strīd′)

v. o·ver·strode (-strōd′), o·ver·strid·den (-strĭd′n), o·ver·strid·ing, o·ver·strides

v.tr.

1. To stride over, across, or farther than: overstride a stream.

2. To sit or stand astride.

3. To stride faster than or beyond, as in a competition.

4. To go beyond; surpass.

v.intr.

To run with an overly long stride for one's leg length.

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overstride

(ˌəʊvəˈstraɪd)

vb (tr) , -strides, -striding or -strode

1. to stride over or across

2. to surpass

3. to stand or sit astride

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o•ver•stride

(ˌoʊ vərˈstraɪd)

v.t. -strode, -strid•den, -strid•ing.

1. to surpass.

2. to bestride.

3. to stride or step over or across.

4. to stride beyond or more rapidly than.

[1150–1200]

overstride

Past participle: overstridden
Gerund: overstriding

Imperative
overstride
overstride

Present
I overstride
you overstride
he/she/it overstrides
we overstride
you overstride
they overstride

Preterite
I overstrode
you overstrode
he/she/it overstrode
we overstrode
you overstrode
they overstrode

Present Continuous
I am overstriding
you are overstriding
he/she/it is overstriding
we are overstriding
you are overstriding
they are overstriding

Present Perfect
I have overstridden
you have overstridden
he/she/it has overstridden
we have overstridden
you have overstridden
they have overstridden

Past Continuous
I was overstriding
you were overstriding
he/she/it was overstriding
we were overstriding
you were overstriding
they were overstriding

Past Perfect
I had overstridden
you had overstridden
he/she/it had overstridden
we had overstridden
you had overstridden
they had overstridden

Future
I will overstride
you will overstride
he/she/it will overstride
we will overstride
you will overstride
they will overstride

Future Perfect
I will have overstridden
you will have overstridden
he/she/it will have overstridden
we will have overstridden
you will have overstridden
they will have overstridden

Future Continuous
I will be overstriding
you will be overstriding
he/she/it will be overstriding
we will be overstriding
you will be overstriding
they will be overstriding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overstriding
you have been overstriding
he/she/it has been overstriding
we have been overstriding
you have been overstriding
they have been overstriding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overstriding
you will have been overstriding
he/she/it will have been overstriding
we will have been overstriding
you will have been overstriding
they will have been overstriding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overstriding
you had been overstriding
he/she/it had been overstriding
we had been overstriding
you had been overstriding
they had been overstriding

Conditional
I would overstride
you would overstride
he/she/it would overstride
we would overstride
you would overstride
they would overstride

Past Conditional
I would have overstridden
you would have overstridden
he/she/it would have overstridden
we would have overstridden
you would have overstridden
they would have overstridden

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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