Pronunciation: /øːvɐhant/
adverb
Syllabication: ö·ver·hand
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Low Saxon:
in en Laag von Överlegenheit
German:
überhand

Phrases:

överhand nehmen
[2]
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Low Saxon:
to veel warrn
English:
get out of hand
get out of control
become rampant
Dutch:
sterk toenemen
German:
überhand nehmen
Examples:
Bilütten nimmt dat överhand, dat warrt mi to veel!

Etymology:

Word derived from: Överhand
Rhyming words
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