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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCOLOUR

overcolour  [ˌəʊvəˈkʌlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCOLOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overcolour 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 overcolour in English.

WHAT DOES OVERCOLOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overcolour in the English dictionary

The definition of overcolour in the dictionary is to colour too highly.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERCOLOUR

PRESENT

Present
I overcolour
you overcolour
he/she/it overcolours
we overcolour
you overcolour
they overcolour
Present continuous
I am overcolouring
you are overcolouring
he/she/it is overcolouring
we are overcolouring
you are overcolouring
they are overcolouring
Present perfect
I have overcoloured
you have overcoloured
he/she/it has overcoloured
we have overcoloured
you have overcoloured
they have overcoloured
Present perfect continuous
I have been overcolouring
you have been overcolouring
he/she/it has been overcolouring
we have been overcolouring
you have been overcolouring
they have been overcolouring
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 overcoloured
you overcoloured
he/she/it overcoloured
we overcoloured
you overcoloured
they overcoloured
Past continuous
I was overcolouring
you were overcolouring
he/she/it was overcolouring
we were overcolouring
you were overcolouring
they were overcolouring
Past perfect
I had overcoloured
you had overcoloured
he/she/it had overcoloured
we had overcoloured
you had overcoloured
they had overcoloured
Past perfect continuous
I had been overcolouring
you had been overcolouring
he/she/it had been overcolouring
we had been overcolouring
you had been overcolouring
they had been overcolouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overcolour
we let´s overcolour
you overcolour
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overcolour
Past participle
overcoloured
Present Participle
overcolouring
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 RHYME WITH OVERCOLOUR


bicolor
ˈbaɪˌkʌlə
color
ˈkʌlə
colour
ˈkʌlə
culler
ˈkʌlə
decolor
diːˈkʌlə
decolour
diːˈkʌlə
discolor
dɪsˈkʌlə
discolour
dɪsˈkʌlə
encolour
ɪnˈkʌlə
miscolour
ˌmɪsˈkʌlə
multicolor
ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlə
noncolor
nɒnˈkʌlə
off-color
ˌɒfˈkʌlə
off-colour
ˌɒfˈkʌlə
overcolor
ˌəʊvəˈkʌlə
recolor
riːˈkʌlə
recolour
riːˈkʌlə
Technicolor
ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə
versicolor
ˈvɜːsɪˌkʌlə
watercolour
ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCOLOUR

overcoach
overcoat
overcold
overcolor
overcome
overcomer
overcommit
overcommitment
overcommitted
overcommitting
overcommunicate
overcompensate
overcompensation
overcompensatory
overcomplex
overcompliance
overcomplicate
overcompress
overconcern
overconfidence

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCOLOUR

a horse of another colour
bicolour
body colour
dolour
eye colour
false colour
flour
four-colour
ground colour
hair colour
local colour
off colour
oil colour
person of colour
primary colour
secondary colour
skin colour
technicolour
three-colour
tone colour
tricolour

Synonyms and antonyms of overcolour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overcolour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCOLOUR

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

Translator English - Chinese

overcolour
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overcolour
570 millions of speakers

English

overcolour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overcolour
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overcolour
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overcolour
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overcolour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overcolour
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lavis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ausfärbung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overcolour
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overcolour
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overcolour
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overcolour
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overcolour
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आच्छादन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overcolour
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovracolore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overcolour
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overcolour
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overcolour
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overcolour
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overcolour
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overcolour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overcolour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overcolour

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCOLOUR»

The term «overcolour» is used very little and occupies the 166.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCOLOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overcolour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overcolour» 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 overcolour

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCOLOUR»

Discover the use of overcolour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overcolour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quality Handling and Evaluation: Volume 3: Quality Handling ...
The overcolour is dark-red, almost violet, uniform, bright and without stripes. The overcolour develops very early in season. If the harvest is anticipated, the flavour is poor and flesh has a characteristic coarse texture. Red Chief. It is a sprout ...
Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain, 2004
2
Plant breeding for mankind: Symposium Agribex 94
Each sample consisted of about 15 fruits if available on the trees. They were stored and evaluated as mentioned above. Following characteristics have been observed on the fruits after storage : shape, overcolour, percentage of overcolour and ...
E. Van Bockstaele, J. Heursef, International Society for Horticultural Science, 1994
3
Food Product Development: Maximising Success
Table 7.2 BreedBase Report Family Crop type Fruit shape Colour Background colour Overcolour % Overcolour Colour pattern Colour intensity Lenticel: Flesh Flesh colour Flesh firmness Flesh crispness Flesh grittiness Flesh flavour Juicy ...
M Earle, R Earle, A Anderson, 2001
4
Plant Varieties Journal
the observed tree and propagated through two generations. Selection criteria: high intensity and extent of red colour on fruit when compared to 'Cripps Pink' and 'Cripps Red'. Different pattern of overcolour seen as stripes with flecks of ground ...
‎2003
5
Proceedings of the Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and ...
Fruits: good to excellent quality, size large to medium, skin undercolour yellow to green-yellow, overcolour yellow, to 20% vermilion (not in all years). Yield: high, precocious, regular. Resistance: no scab or mildew infection, susceptible to ...
K. R. Tobutt, F. H. Alston, International Society for Horticultural Science. Section for Fruit, 1998
6
Third International Peach Symposium, Beijing, China, 6-10 ...
... high % blind nodes Fla.90-48C good fruit size, little red overcolour Fla.90-49C early, large fruit size, good flavour with high acid and high TSS Fla.90-51C good fruit size, no red overcolour and poor flavour on young tree, low TSS Fla.90-55C  ...
C. Fideghelli, F. Grassi, International Society for Horticultural Science, 1996
7
Chivalry, Romance and the Drama
... and his desire to ennohle the productions of the middle ages, a little to overcolour the importance and respectability of the minstrel tribe; although his opponent Ritson has, on the other hand, seized on all circumstances and inferences which ...
Walter Scott, 1861
8
The Miscellaneous Prose Works: Paul's letters to his ...
And here it must be confessed, that the venerable Prelate has, perhaps, suffered his love of antiquity, and his desire to ennoble the productions of the middle ages , a little to overcolour the importance and respectability of the minstrel tribe; ...
Walter Scott, 1837
9
Peter Priggins, the College Scout
... requires highlyseasoned dishes, it is absolutely necessary to embellish, or, in the words of the critic before us, to overdraw and overcolour. This remark will apply not only to writings intended to amuse, but to those meant to instruct; indeed, ...
Theodore Edward Hook, 1841
10
American Quarterly Review
... selfobservation, rather than invention, and therefore does not rise to the highest class of poetry; but at that age, the greater portion of writers are apt to be extravagant, and to overcolour.” This identity of sentiment and expression in his various ...
‎1834

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCOLOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overcolour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Report on ISAAQ DAY 2012
... blocks of CIV in Comacchio: “ISAAQ CIV323 has an attractive appearance due to its vivid red overcolour, and shows good storage properties. «FreshPlaza, Aug 12»
2
ISAAQ, collaboration of CIV and KIKU
It has also an attractive appearance, due to its vivid red overcolour and shows good storage properties. And last not least: it is a resistant variety ... «FreshPlaza, Feb 12»
3
Famous Blue Raincoat in a Hand Me Down World . . . (Lloyd Jones …
Also noted is the superb restraint of the writing; refusing the powerful temptation to overcolour, to crank up the emotive language — again, that ... «Crikey, Nov 10»
4
KIKU®: Launch of new apple variety
Fuji KIKU® Fubrax maintains the positive characteristics of KIKU®8, e.g. the superior taste, but has a more intensive overcolour. The red tone of the colour is the ... «FreshPlaza, Jun 06»

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