overstag gaan
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- overstaag (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]Overstag is a univerbation of over + stag.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (intransitive, nautical) to change tack, to turn a sailing vessel's bow through the wind
- (intransitive, figurative) to come round, to change one's mind, to concede, to change one's tune, to change tack
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of overstag gaan: see gaan.