overspanv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈspan/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈspæn/

Forms: see over- prefix and span v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, span v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + span v.¹In sense 1 perhaps after classical Latin permētīrī to travel through, traverse ( < per- per- prefix + mētīrī to measure: see measure n.), although compare overspinner v. elsewhere in the text cited in quot. a1522 at sense 1 and overspin v. in later versions of the passage cited in this quot. (see discussion at that entry).

†1. transitive. To cross or sail over. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > cross or pass over

overstyeOE

overleapeOE

overfareOE

overgoc1225

passc1300

overpassa1382

to pass through ——a1382

overlendc1450

overmetec1480

overspana1522

cross1583

transpass1626

overwenda1649

overmarcha1805

peregrinate1835

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. iii. 19 Vnder thi gward to schip we wss address, Ourspannand [1553 Ouer spynnand; L. permensi] mony swelland seys salt.

†2. transitive. To exceed in width of span. (In quot. a1657 figurative: to surpass, to be superior to.) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)]

overstyeOE

overshinec1175

overgoc1225

passc1225

surmountc1369

forpassc1374

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

to pass overa1393

overcomec1400

outpass?a1425

exceedc1425

precedec1425

superexcelc1429

transcendc1430

precel?a1439

outcut1447

overgrowc1475

to come over ——a1479

excel1493

overleapa1500

vanquish1533

outweigh1534

prevent1540

better1548

preferc1550

outgo1553

surpassa1555

exsuperate1559

cote1566

overtop1567

outrun1575

outstrip1579

outsail1580

overruna1586

pre-excel1587

outbid1589

outbrave1589

out-cote1589

top1590

outmatch1593

outvie1594

superate1595

surbravec1600

oversile1608

over-height1611

overstride1614

outdoa1616

outlustrea1616

outpeera1616

outstrikea1616

outrival1622

antecede1624

out-top1624

antecell1625

out-pitch1627

over-merit1629

outblazea1634

surmatch1636

overdoa1640

overact1643

outact1644

worst1646

overspana1657

outsoar1674

outdazzle1691

to cut down1713

ding1724

to cut out1738

cap1821

by-pass1848

overtower1850

pretergress1851

outray1876

outreach1879

cut1884

outperform1937

outrate1955

one-up1963

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Richard II cccxvi, in Poems (1878) 216 Mighty Cæsar: Hee who overspan'd All Souldiers in his conduct.

a. transitive. To extend above and across (something); to span completely from side to side. Also occasionally intransitive. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over or across

overstretch?a1425

span1624

percur1657

overspan1697

surmount1829

1697 R. Blackmore King Arthur i. 242 By him the spacious Heav'ns are over-span'd, And the Sea's lost when held within his hand.

1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad III. xxvi. 180 They gain the bridge that overspans the flood.

1858 J. T. Barclay City of Great King 511 Two low segmental vaults overspan this double passage its entire length.

1884 Expositor Feb. 100 The heavenly arch that overspans the earth.

1905 F. B. Money-Coutts Singers of Cent. in Musa Verticordia 18 Along the lonely borderland that lies Where Science, Art, Religion overspan, And only poets venture without fear.

1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 290 166 A number of developments..have been considered including..increasing the length of the pontoon to overspan the maximum expected wavelength.

1997 S. E. Finer Hist. Govt. from Earliest Times iii. 1190 This Ottoman Empire was a patchwork of territories and societies overspanned by the Ruling Institution whose function was purely architectonic.

†b. transitive. To throw (an arch, bridge, etc.) over a space; to cause an arch or other structure to span (a space). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over or across > from either side > span a space with something

horsea1616

overspan1703

span1861

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 49 Before it is closed up at the top, it is almost filled with Wood.., and then they over-span the Arch.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 109 The Place to receive the Fuel..being over-span'd like an Arch.

a1825 H. Fuseli Lect. xi, in J. Knowles Life & Writings H. Fuseli (1831) III. 21 M. Agnolo,..by the perpetual use of a convex line, over-spanned the forms.

†c. intransitive. Building. To form an arch by building up bricks on either side of the space to be spanned. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 109 Instead of Arching, they truss-over, or over-span, as they phrase it, i.e. they lay the end of one Brick about half way over the end of another, and so, till both sides meet within half a Bricks length, and then a bonding Brick at the top finishes the Arch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overspan
释义	overspanv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈspan/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈspæn/ Forms: see over- prefix and span v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, span v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + span v.¹In sense 1 perhaps after classical Latin permētīrī to travel through, traverse ( < per- per- prefix + mētīrī to measure: see measure n.), although compare overspinner v. elsewhere in the text cited in quot. a1522 at sense 1 and overspin v. in later versions of the passage cited in this quot. (see discussion at that entry). †1. transitive. To cross or sail over. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > cross or pass over overstyeOE overleapeOE overfareOE overgoc1225 passc1300 overpassa1382 to pass through ——a1382 overlendc1450 overmetec1480 overspana1522 cross1583 transpass1626 overwenda1649 overmarcha1805 peregrinate1835 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. iii. 19 Vnder thi gward to schip we wss address, Ourspannand [1553 Ouer spynnand; L. permensi] mony swelland seys salt. †2. transitive. To exceed in width of span. (In quot. a1657 figurative: to surpass, to be superior to.) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] overstyeOE overshinec1175 overgoc1225 passc1225 surmountc1369 forpassc1374 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 to pass overa1393 overcomec1400 outpass?a1425 exceedc1425 precedec1425 superexcelc1429 transcendc1430 precel?a1439 outcut1447 overgrowc1475 to come over ——a1479 excel1493 overleapa1500 vanquish1533 outweigh1534 prevent1540 better1548 preferc1550 outgo1553 surpassa1555 exsuperate1559 cote1566 overtop1567 outrun1575 outstrip1579 outsail1580 overruna1586 pre-excel1587 outbid1589 outbrave1589 out-cote1589 top1590 outmatch1593 outvie1594 superate1595 surbravec1600 oversile1608 over-height1611 overstride1614 outdoa1616 outlustrea1616 outpeera1616 outstrikea1616 outrival1622 antecede1624 out-top1624 antecell1625 out-pitch1627 over-merit1629 outblazea1634 surmatch1636 overdoa1640 overact1643 outact1644 worst1646 overspana1657 outsoar1674 outdazzle1691 to cut down1713 ding1724 to cut out1738 cap1821 by-pass1848 overtower1850 pretergress1851 outray1876 outreach1879 cut1884 outperform1937 outrate1955 one-up1963 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Richard II cccxvi, in Poems (1878) 216 Mighty Cæsar: Hee who overspan'd All Souldiers in his conduct. 3. a. transitive. To extend above and across (something); to span completely from side to side. Also occasionally intransitive. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over or across overstretch?a1425 span1624 percur1657 overspan1697 surmount1829 1697 R. Blackmore King Arthur i. 242 By him the spacious Heav'ns are over-span'd, And the Sea's lost when held within his hand. 1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad III. xxvi. 180 They gain the bridge that overspans the flood. 1858 J. T. Barclay City of Great King 511 Two low segmental vaults overspan this double passage its entire length. 1884 Expositor Feb. 100 The heavenly arch that overspans the earth. 1905 F. B. Money-Coutts Singers of Cent. in Musa Verticordia 18 Along the lonely borderland that lies Where Science, Art, Religion overspan, And only poets venture without fear. 1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 290 166 A number of developments..have been considered including..increasing the length of the pontoon to overspan the maximum expected wavelength. 1997 S. E. Finer Hist. Govt. from Earliest Times iii. 1190 This Ottoman Empire was a patchwork of territories and societies overspanned by the Ruling Institution whose function was purely architectonic. †b. transitive. To throw (an arch, bridge, etc.) over a space; to cause an arch or other structure to span (a space). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over or across > from either side > span a space with something horsea1616 overspan1703 span1861 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 49 Before it is closed up at the top, it is almost filled with Wood.., and then they over-span the Arch. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 109 The Place to receive the Fuel..being over-span'd like an Arch. a1825 H. Fuseli Lect. xi, in J. Knowles Life & Writings H. Fuseli (1831) III. 21 M. Agnolo,..by the perpetual use of a convex line, over-spanned the forms. †c. intransitive. Building. To form an arch by building up bricks on either side of the space to be spanned. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 109 Instead of Arching, they truss-over, or over-span, as they phrase it, i.e. they lay the end of one Brick about half way over the end of another, and so, till both sides meet within half a Bricks length, and then a bonding Brick at the top finishes the Arch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1522
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