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Dutch
Etymology
From over + gaan.
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overgaan
- (transitive) to turn into
- De onderkant van de stengel gaat over in de wortel.(WP) — The underside of the stem turns into the root.
- (intransitive) to move up
- (transitive) switch, shift (from one thing or status to another)
- We gaan over op aardgas. ― We are switching to natural gas.
- (transitive) pass on to, bequeath (transfer ownership to another)
- De boerderij ging over op zijn zoon toen hij overleed. ― The farm passed on to his son when he died.
- (intransitive) to get over, cross, pass (a hurdle)
- Ondanks het moeilijke jaar is de leerling wel overgegaan. ― Despite the difficult year, the pupil did pass to the next grade.
- (intransitive) to get over, pass (to recover from or forget a previous unwanted experience/illness and move on)
- (intransitive) to ring, go off (produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound, like a telephone or buzzer)
- De telefoon ging over, maar niemand nam op. ― The phone rang, but nobody answered.
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