Overpeered

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To look carefully or intently over or beyond an object or barrier
2. To peer above or across something with focused attention
3. To gaze over a surface or obstacle to see what lies beyond it

Etymology: "Overpeered" is the past tense and past participle of "overpeer," a verb formed in English by attaching the prefix over- to "peer." The base verb "peer," meaning to look narrowly or with effort at something hard to see, is the element carrying the core sense, while over- adds the idea of looking across, above, or completely over an object or area. So to overpeer something is to scan or examine it thoroughly from above or from a vantage point, and the past form simply reports that such looking has already taken place.