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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERFLEW

overflew  [ˌəʊvəˈfluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERFLEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overflew 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 overflew in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERFLEW

PRESENT

Present
I overfly
you overfly
he/she/it overflies
we overfly
you overfly
they overfly
Present continuous
I am overflying
you are overflying
he/she/it is overflying
we are overflying
you are overflying
they are overflying
Present perfect
I have overflown
you have overflown
he/she/it has overflown
we have overflown
you have overflown
they have overflown
Present perfect continuous
I have been overflying
you have been overflying
he/she/it has been overflying
we have been overflying
you have been overflying
they have been overflying
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 overflew
you overflew
he/she/it overflew
we overflew
you overflew
they overflew
Past continuous
I was overflying
you were overflying
he/she/it was overflying
we were overflying
you were overflying
they were overflying
Past perfect
I had overflown
you had overflown
he/she/it had overflown
we had overflown
you had overflown
they had overflown
Past perfect continuous
I had been overflying
you had been overflying
he/she/it had been overflying
we had been overflying
you had been overflying
they had been overflying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overfly
we let´s overfly
you overfly
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overfly
Past participle
overflown
Present Participle
overflying
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 OVERFLEW


antiflu
ˌæntɪˈfluː
blew
bluː
blue
bluː
clue
kluː
flew
fluː
flu
fluː
flue
fluː
glue
ɡluː
Honolulu
ˌhɒnəˈluːluː
loo
luː
lou
luː
loup
luː
lulu
ˈluːluː
navy-blue
ˈneɪvɪ bluː
plu
pluː
sky-blue
ˌskaɪˈbluː
sulu
ˈsuːluː
Tamiflu
ˈtæmɪˌfluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
Waterloo
ˌwɔːtəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERFLEW

overfeeding
overfertilise
overfertilize
overfill
overfine
overfineness
overfinished
overfish
overfishing
overfit
overflight
overflood
overflourish
overflow
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overflowing
overflowingly
overflown
overflush
overfly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERFLEW

alew
Andrew
brand-new
clew
crew
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few
have a few
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knew
lew
Matthew
new
overblew
overview
plew
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stone curlew
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Wislany Zalew

Synonyms and antonyms of overflew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overflew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERFLEW

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

Translator English - Chinese

飞越
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrevolaron
570 millions of speakers

English

overflew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overflew
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حلقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переполнилась
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overflew
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overflew
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

survolé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overflew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überflog
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overflew
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overflew
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overflew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overflew
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overflew
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरफ्लू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overflew
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sorvolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overflew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переповнилася
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

survolat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεριπτάθη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overflew
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overflew
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overflew
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overflew

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFLEW»

The term «overflew» is normally little used and occupies the 141.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFLEW» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERFLEW»

Discover the use of overflew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overflew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Samoei: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my investigations, indeed, did not reveal that any of our aircraft overflew Kandara Town. But I have said that it is not normal practice for the Department of Defence to overfly towns and such areas which are ...
2
The Derelict
At 700 feet Watts overflew the Rim Restaurant and bar on the summit of conic Surimondo. The place was rain-drenched and deserted of fun-loving Americans and their throngs of crooning, admiring island lady friends. Its deep-blue crater pool ...
Anthony Williams, 2000
3
Cornerstones of Security: Arms Control Treaties in the ...
For example, in July 2000, Russia did an overflight of the United States ( accompanied by two German representatives); the United States overflew Slovenia in August 2000 (accompanied by representatives from Germany, France, Italy, Croatia ...
Thomas Graham, Jr., Thomas Graham, Damien J LaVera, 2011
4
The Invisible Force
Some overflew! That and specific special 'never spoken of 'assignments made a difference in awards. Thus, some invisible entity may also have initiated a specific award. I do not pretend to know very many of the answers. In May of 1954 an ...
Ed Parker, 2005
5
A New Dictionary of the English and Dutch Language: To which ...
Overflew. Overvloed, m. fiç Abundance, Affluence, Superfluity, Exuberance , Superabundance , Profusion, Overflowing} — hebben .. . , tt Abound er Superabeund in tr with . . .} Allel in — hebben, tt Have plenty ef all things i Ten overvloede, ...
Dirk Bomhoff, 1832
6
Contemporary Poetry and Prose
overflew. so. high. the. vague. grounds. that. had. appeared. again. above the houses With sharpened plants all turned towards his eyes So green as to challenge a mossy bottle overturned on the snow His jade claws in which he is mirrored in ...
Roger Roughton, 1968
7
Documents Officiels
"Furthermore, on 8 February, at 5.30 a.m., an aircraft of undetermined type coming from Honduras entered Nicaraguan territory by way of the Somotillo sector, overflew the vicinity of Santo Tomas del Nance and subsequently withdrew to ...
United Nations. Security Council, 1986
8
NewsBulletin
Sources at Katima Mulilo, at the far tip of the Caprivi Strip, also told ANO that at least two daily flights overflew the area on their way to Jamba, the Unita refuge. The cargo planes came from an unknown destination in Namibia and overflew ...
‎1990
9
India Through Alien Eyes
Aristboulos gives forty cubits as the height to which the waters rose, half of which was needed for reaching the brim while the rest of the water overflew on to the adjacent land. He does not explain how he arrived at the higher figure when ...
Mohan Mishra, Narottam Mishra, 2012
10
The Royal Navy and Falklands War
For obvious reasons the Boeing 7075 could not provide a tactical reconnaissance service, and two of their later strategic missions could have proved to be disastrous. The first of these occurred on 15 May when a 707 overflew the main body of ...
David Brown, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERFLEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overflew is used in the context of the following news items.
1
USN, RSN Achieve New Milestones During CARAT 2015
In another first, a sortie of two RSAF F-15SG Strike Eagle jets overflew the ships, providing an opportunity for the task group to practice ... «Maritime Professional, Jul 15»
2
A Look at Cuba, Plus the History of Headshots
... Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to coordinate radio frequencies to be used by the surveillance planes that overflew the freighters removing the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Next step for drones: defending against them
In August 2013, a drone overflew the BAE Systems PLC facility in northern England that builds submarines for the Royal Navy. The following ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
4
NASA's Incredible Expedition To Explore The Arctic Ice Sheets
“We underflew an ESA satellite, overflew a Norweigan ship, overflew multiple ground experiments, and even did some things in the field such ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
5
CCpur town flooded
A very heavy rainfall in the afternoon today wreaked havoc as many rivulets overflew their courses and submerged several houses located in ... «E-Pao.net, Jul 15»
6
Show of might as Obama jets overfly Nairobi
Nairobi airspace reverberated with strange rotor sounds mid-morning yesterday as a flotilla of five assorted American helicopters overflew the ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»
7
Lay of the (is)land: US Army Japan commanding general tours US …
“We overflew Sagami General Depot, Yokohama North Dock and Hardy Barracks, said Milton Jackson, garrison manager at Camp Zama. «DVIDS, Jul 15»
8
Villagers fear Haripur bund to be washed away
... which is far below the original capacity of the river whereas the level in Nullah Palkhu remained up to 2,300 cusecs and did not overflew. «The Nation, Jul 15»
9
Rainy days are here again
Due to rains, the shallow Denwa which connects the hill station Pachmarhi with the world overflew for an hour or so on Friday but since then it ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Pope Francis in Italy After Latin American Tour
On its route, the aircraft overflew countries as Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Morocco and Spain and as usual in his trips, Francis sent telegrams to greet the ... «Prensa Latina, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overflew [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overflew>. May 2024 ».
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