overthrow

(Anglès)

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English overthrowen, equivalent to over- + throw. Compare Dutch overdraaien, German überdrehen, Old English oferweorpan (“to overthrow”). For the noun sense, compare Middle English overthrow, overthrowe (“destruction, downfall”), from the verb.

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