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   O·ver·set

   /ˌōvərˈset/

   

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   • 1. overturn: "he jumped up and overset the canoe"
   • 2. upset emotionally: "the small kindness nearly overset her again"

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   What does overset mean?

   • ( printing) to set (type or copy) in excess of what is needed; to set too much type for a given space. ( transitive, rare) To translate . Overset into English, after the spirits and measures of the authentical; by Dr. Heinrich Krauss, Ph.D., and so wider.

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   • o•ver•set ( ō′vər set′; ō′ vər set′), v., -set, -set•ting, n. overthrow. disorder physically or mentally. to become upset, overturned, or overthrown. [ Print.] Printing (of type or copy) to set in or to excess. Printing (of space) to set too much type for.

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   What does oversetting mean?

   • 1. to upset or overturn. 2. to throw into confusion. 3. to set excess type matter for. n. 4. an act or instance of oversetting. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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   What does oversetten mean?

   • From Middle English oversetten (“to set over, upset”), from Old English ofersettan (“to set over, install, conquer, overcome”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsattjan (“to set or place over, install, establish”), equivalent to over- + set.

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   May 21, 2024 · ( intransitive) To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset; to capsize . ( transitive) To knock over, capsize, overturn . ( obsolete) To overwhelm; to overthrow, defeat . ( transitive) To physically disturb (someone); to make nauseous, upset . ( archaic) To unbalance (a situation, state etc.); to confuse, to put into disarray.

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   Definitions of 'overset' 1. to overcome or upset. [...] 2. to overturn or overthrow. [...] 3. to set too great an amount of (type or copy), or too much type for (a given space) [...] 4. to overturn; tip over. [...] 5. an overturning. [...] 6. type matter set and not used. [...] Conjugations of 'overset' present simple: I overset, you overset [...]

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   1. To throw into a confused or disturbed state; upset: "The news is sure to overset him" (Charles Dickens). 2. Printing. a. To set (type or copy) in excess of what is needed. b. To set too much type for (a given space). v.intr. Printing. To set too much material for a given space. n. (ō′vər-sĕt′) Printing. Too much typeset matter.

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   May 22, 2024 · 1. to overcome or upset. 2. to overturn or overthrow. 3. to set too great an amount of (type or copy), or too much type for (a given space) verb intransitive. 4. to overturn; tip over. noun. 5. an overturning. 6. type matter set and not used. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   May 13, 2024 · All you need to know about "OVERSET" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   v.t. to upset or overturn; overthrow. to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally. v.i. to become upset, overturned, or overthrown. [ Print.] Printing (of type or copy) to set in or to excess. Printing (of space) to set too much type for. n. the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.

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   Overset definition: To throw into a confused or disturbed state; upset.