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- [noun oh-ver-pas, -pahs; verb oh-ver-pas, -pahs]
- /noun ˈoʊ vərˌpæs, -ˌpɑs; verb ˌoʊ vərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs/
- /ˈəʊ.və.pɑːs/
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- [noun oh-ver-pas, -pahs; verb oh-ver-pas, -pahs]
- /noun ˈoʊ vərˌpæs, -ˌpɑs; verb ˌoʊ vərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs/
Definitions of overpass word
- noun overpass a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway. 1
- verb with object overpass to pass over or traverse (a region, space, etc.): We had overpassed the frontier during the night. 1
- verb with object overpass to pass beyond (specified limits, bounds, etc.); exceed; overstep; transgress: to overpass the bounds of good judgment. 1
- verb with object overpass to get over (obstacles, difficulties, etc.); surmount: to overpass the early days of privation and uncertainty. 1
- verb with object overpass to go beyond, exceed, or surpass: Greed had somehow overpassed humanitarianism. 1
- verb with object overpass to pass through (time, experiences, etc.): to overpass one's apprenticeship. 1
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Origin of overpass
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at over-, pass
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Parts of speech for Overpass
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overpass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overpass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overpass
verb overpass
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- blink — When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
- break one's word — to fail to keep one's promise
- cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
noun overpass
- cloverleaf — A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins two main roads.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- crosswalk — A crosswalk is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.
- crossway — a junction
- crossways — crosswise.
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