overgaan

over +‎ gaan

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overgaan

1. (transitive) to turn into

   De onderkant van de stengel gaat over in de wortel. — The underside of the stem turns into the root.

2. (intransitive) to move up
3. (transitive) switch, shift (from one thing or status to another)

   We gaan over op aardgas. ― We are switching to natural gas.

4. (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.

5. (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.

6. (intransitive) to get over, pass (to recover from or forget a previous unwanted experience/illness and move on)
7. (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.

• gaan over
• overgang

• → Papiamentu: bai over (calque)

• aanvroeg, gaan over, vroeg aan