Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-ver-stroo]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈstru/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-ver-stroo]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈstru/
Definitions of overstrew word
- verb with object overstrew to strew or scatter over. 1
- verb overstrew to scatter over 0
Information block about the term
Origin of overstrew
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; over- + strew
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Parts of speech for Overstrew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overstrew popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overstrew usage trend in Literature
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