overstag gaan
Dutch
Alternative forms
- overstaag (obsolete)
Etymology
Overstag is a univerbation of over + stag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oː.vərˈstɑx ˌɣaːn/
Verb
overstag gaan
- (intransitive, nautical) to change tack, to turn a sailing vessel's bow through the wind
- (intransitive, figuratively) to come round, to change one's mind, to concede, to change one's tune, to change tack
Inflection
Conjugation of overstag gaan: see gaan.
Related terms
- overstaag smijten
- overstaag werpen
See also
- laveren
- opkruisen