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- [verb oh-ver-floh; noun oh-ver-floh]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ/
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- [verb oh-ver-floh; noun oh-ver-floh]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ/
Definitions of overflown word
- verb without object overflown to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew. 1
- verb with object overflown to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory. 1
- verb with object overflown to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot. 1
- verb with object overflown to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop: to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather. 1
- noun overflown an overflowing: the annual overflow of the Nile. 1
- noun overflown something that flows or runs over: to carry off the overflow from a fountain. 1
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Origin of overflown
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English overflowen, Old English oferflōwan. See over-, flow
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Parts of speech for Overflown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overflown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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