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The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.
Bernadine Dohrn

Meaning of "gloss over" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOSS OVER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOSS OVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gloss over is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gloss over in English.

WHAT DOES GLOSS OVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gloss over in the English dictionary

The definition of gloss over in the dictionary is to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance. Other definition of gloss over is to deal with rapidly and cursorily, or to omit them altogether from an account of something.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLOSS OVER

PRESENT

Present
I gloss over
you gloss over
he/she/it glosses over
we gloss over
you gloss over
they gloss over
Present continuous
I am glossing over
you are glossing over
he/she/it is glossing over
we are glossing over
you are glossing over
they are glossing over
Present perfect
I have glossed over
you have glossed over
he/she/it has glossed over
we have glossed over
you have glossed over
they have glossed over
Present perfect continuous
I have been glossing over
you have been glossing over
he/she/it has been glossing over
we have been glossing over
you have been glossing over
they have been glossing over
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I glossed over
you glossed over
he/she/it glossed over
we glossed over
you glossed over
they glossed over
Past continuous
I was glossing over
you were glossing over
he/she/it was glossing over
we were glossing over
you were glossing over
they were glossing over
Past perfect
I had glossed over
you had glossed over
he/she/it had glossed over
we had glossed over
you had glossed over
they had glossed over
Past perfect continuous
I had been glossing over
you had been glossing over
he/she/it had been glossing over
we had been glossing over
you had been glossing over
they had been glossing over
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gloss over
you will gloss over
he/she/it will gloss over
we will gloss over
you will gloss over
they will gloss over
Future continuous
I will be glossing over
you will be glossing over
he/she/it will be glossing over
we will be glossing over
you will be glossing over
they will be glossing over
Future perfect
I will have glossed over
you will have glossed over
he/she/it will have glossed over
we will have glossed over
you will have glossed over
they will have glossed over
Future perfect continuous
I will have been glossing over
you will have been glossing over
he/she/it will have been glossing over
we will have been glossing over
you will have been glossing over
they will have been glossing over
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gloss over
you would gloss over
he/she/it would gloss over
we would gloss over
you would gloss over
they would gloss over
Conditional continuous
I would be glossing over
you would be glossing over
he/she/it would be glossing over
we would be glossing over
you would be glossing over
they would be glossing over
Conditional perfect
I would have gloss over
you would have gloss over
he/she/it would have gloss over
we would have gloss over
you would have gloss over
they would have gloss over
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been glossing over
you would have been glossing over
he/she/it would have been glossing over
we would have been glossing over
you would have been glossing over
they would have been glossing over
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gloss over
we let´s gloss over
you gloss over
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gloss over
Past participle
glossed over
Present Participle
glossing over
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOSS OVER

gloss
gloss finish
gloss paint
gloss.
glossa
glossae
glossal
glossarial
glossarially
glossaries
glossarist
glossary
glossator
glossectomies
glossectomy
glossematics
glosseme
glosser
glossier
glossies

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOSS OVER

all over
carry over
come over
get over
go over
hand over
hold over
hung over
look over
make over
over
over and over
piss all over
pull over
ride roughshod over
roll over
run over
take over
turn over
win over
work over

Synonyms and antonyms of gloss over in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gloss over» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOSS OVER

Find out the translation of gloss over to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gloss over from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gloss over» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉饰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasar por alto
570 millions of speakers

English

gloss over
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर चमक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعتيم على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замазывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passar por cima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপর গ্লস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dissimuler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gloss over
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beschönigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ごまかす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼버무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gloss liwat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

che đậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பளபளப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रती तळटीप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

örtbas etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sorvolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tuszować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замазувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luciu peste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσιωπήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glans oor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släta över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glans over
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gloss over

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOSS OVER»

The term «gloss over» is regularly used and occupies the 91.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOSS OVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gloss over» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gloss over» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gloss over

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3 QUOTES WITH «GLOSS OVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gloss over.
1
Bernadine Dohrn
The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.
2
Colman Domingo
It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as a species we survive on this notion. In our desire to gloss over the undeniable macabre parts of our American history, we forget. That amnesia manifests itself, especially when dealing with the plight of black men.
3
Jami Gertz
Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOSS OVER»

Discover the use of gloss over in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gloss over and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gloss
“They might be covering some of the story, but mostly they just gloss over it as an excuse to talk about me. Me and Mark, actually.” “Don't you think you are being a little self-centered?” “Am I? Didn't you just basically say that you guys have ...
Jennifer Oko, 2008
2
Search of Excellence, ANTEC 91
PROPERTIES Low gloss compounds based upon PVC low gloss resin will have advantages over non-vinyl types in the following areas: Lower cost Lower gloss at equal weight Maintains low gloss over a broad processing range Better ...
Society of Plas, Society of Plastic Engineers, 1991
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The Panchatantra-text of Purnabhadra
... with gloss by glossator : komaldmamtrane ; in N it is not clear whether we should read apt or ayi II 21 In bh gloss over devapddd- ndm : bhavatom II 23 M nekkosanakena II 27 M ap for a/>y II 30 In bh gloss on prabhavdmiti : aham sama (rtha ...
Johannes Hertel, 1912
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Harvard Oriental Series
... we should read apt or ayi II 21 In bh gloss over devapddd- ndm : bhavatdm II 23 M nekkosanakena II 27 M o/> for a/>y II 30 In bh gloss on prabhavdmSti : aham sama(rtha iti)uktvd ; the bracketed aksaras worn off II Over badhyate gloss in bh ...
‎1912
5
The QUICK Emotional I Ching
There is a focus on exaggeration, to over-emphasise to make a point or to hide a point, to gloss over etc. Five-Phase Relationships: The trigram of Fire reflects Distribution. The trigram of Mountain reflects Filtration-through-discernment.
Chris Lofting, 2010
6
The Lip Gloss Chronicles: Vol. 4 Secrets Untold: Vol. 4 ...
“I think you should wear some red lipstick with aclear gloss over it,” Danielle said, as she took out her makeupbag and made up myface. “Make it look naturalnow. I don't want it to look like I'm getting all pretty just for him,”I said. “Please.
Shelia M. Goss, 2011
7
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad
In The First Muslim, Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life. Drawing on early eyewitness sources and on history, politics, religion, and psychology, she renders him as a man in full, in all his complexity and vitality.
Lesley Hazleton, 2013
8
What's in a Word
As a result, one who changed the meaning of a passage by means of marginal comments was said to gloss over it. Influenced by German, the term also acquired an additional meaning of giving a false interpretation or explanation. An early ...
Webb B. Garrison, 1955
9
Architectural File
I'Iampden Mill White Flat over Flat . . . . . . . . ..450 sq. ft. per gal. llampdcn Mill White Gloss over Flat . . . . . . ..450 sq. ft. pergal. “Hampden” Interior Flat Finish. This is an nnexcelled sanitary, washable, oil base flat finish for old and new plastered ...
‎1920
10
The Chambers Dictionary
gloss over to explain away, render more acceptable. [Cf ON glossi blaze, glt>a (o glow; see glass] gloss2 gloa. n a marginal or interlinear explanation, eg ol an obscure or unusual word; a deceptive or intentionally misleading explanation; ...
Allied Chambers, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOSS OVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gloss over is used in the context of the following news items.
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How a poem helped save a suicidal teen's life - The Washington Post
... Washington Post, Kingwell said that so many of the feelings she later understood to be depression were easy to gloss over as teenage angst. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Three Cuts: Braves enter All-Star break on low note | FOX Sports
The Braves closed out the first half winning three of its final four series, but there's no way to gloss over this: Playing three consecutive ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Former Sunderland striker Danny Dichio's MLS warning for Black …
Even being an understudy to the lethal double act of Quinn and Phillips didn't take the gloss over being involved with Sunderland during those ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»
4
Aboriginal women lead the way in Canada's labour markets - The …
That's not to gloss over some persistent gaps. Employment rates among aboriginal women are still below that of other groups, as are average ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
Who are these peculiar Royals?: Mallick | Toronto Star
Nobody wants Kate to be equally unhappy, so we gloss over the fact that a nice young person from a normal family has been slipped into this ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
6
Articles: Bernard Lewis -- the Intellectual Giant and the Grasshoppers
Although certain concepts in the book are illuminating, present-day admirers gloss over it faults. It is full of errors and misquotations of which ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
7
Survival of freshest — flower grower finds its niche
Mitchell doesn't gloss over the struggle to make the business a viable one. "It has been tough. There have been times we wondered how long ... «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
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Holding on to family in the postdivorce world - Philly.com
Not to gloss over what we are: a family once intact and now split. No, it's because, as far as I'm concerned, we are a family. That is why I still ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
Falling Skies: Hatchlings Review - Den of Geek
... cakewalks mentioned above. First of all, let's just gloss over the terrible dialogue between Pope and Sarah as they went on recon together. «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
10
We Get It: a blackly comic expose of the stages of sexism | The …
We Get It doesn't gloss over the magnitude of the problem, but nor does it hector audiences. To achieve their dream of playing a great leading ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

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