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Meaning of "overleaven" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERLEAVEN

ˌəʊvəˈlɛvən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERLEAVEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overleaven 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 overleaven in English.

WHAT DOES OVERLEAVEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overleaven in the English dictionary

The definition of overleaven in the dictionary is to leaven too much; to spoil.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERLEAVEN

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overleaven
we let´s overleaven
you overleaven
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overleaven
Past participle
overleavened
Present Participle
overleavening
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 OVERLEAVEN

Bevan · cheven · devon · driven · eleven · even · given · haven · heaven · leaven · Midheaven · oven · proven · raven · seven · Severn · Stephen · Sullivan · sweven · woven

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERLEAVEN

overlaunch · overlavish · overlax · overlay · overlaying · overleaf · overleap · overlearn · overlearnt · overleather · overlend · overlength · overlengthen · overleveraged · overlewd · overlie · overlier · overlight · overliteral · overlive

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERLEAVEN

Bremerhaven · clean-shaven · craven · Cuxhaven · daven · graven · hog heaven · in seventh heaven · maven · Milford Haven · New Haven · Newhaven · safe haven · seventh heaven · shaven · tax haven · Traven · tree of heaven · unshaven · Wilhelmshaven

Synonyms and antonyms of overleaven in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overleaven» into 25 languages

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERLEAVEN»

Discover the use of overleaven in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overleaven and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the English and Russian Languages:
... ferment over again , one after another , all, or too much; to overleaven, to overferment. Перекйданный, р. thrown or flung over, across, over again, one after another, or too far. IIepeKi/uiá'rb, s. Перекйдывать. Перекйдка, s.
Jacob Banks, 1840
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An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... ar- olchi Overlaying, ö-fer-lë'-ing, s. gwisgiad, gwisg; arolchiad, golch; llethiad, mog- iad, mygiad [neidio Overleap, ö-fer-lip', v. a. gorneidio, tra- Overleather, ö- fer-ledd'-er, s. lledr cefn- au, lledr cefn esgid ; lledr uchafed Overleaven, ...
Thomas Edwards, 1864
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The Dictionary Appendix and Orthographer: Containing Upwards ...
3 Overleaven, overleavened, overleavening . 6 Overload, overloaded or overladen, overloading. ...... 3 Overlook, overlooked, overlooking . . 3 Overmaster, overmastered, overmastering . 6 F Overpaint, overpainted, overpainting . 2 Overpay ...
C. Vines, 1854
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Healthier Gluten-Free: All-Natural, Whole-Grain Recipes Made ...
This will leave you with a concave muffin or cake, because ifyou overleaven something, all the bubbles created in the batter will run together, form one giant bubble, pop, and cause the batter to collapse in on itself. (But the good news is that ...
Lisa Howard, Quayside, 2014
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The Dictionary of Shakespeare Words
Overleaven - (oh-ver-LEV-en) to put too much leaven into something, or too much of something that may be necessary in quantities that ruin rather than help. Overlive - (oh-ver-LIV) to live or exist past someone or something else. To last longer ...
BookCaps, BookCaps Study Guides Staff, 2011
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A New Universal Etymological, Technological and Pronouncing ...
OVERLEAVEN—UVERRL'N. OVERRUNNER—OVERTRADE. , Ovsnnnavnrr, o- vur-lev'en, o. a. To leaven to excess; to cause to rise and swell beyond what is requisite; to corrupt. Ovsunmnss,o'vur-le-ues, s. Carelessness; superficialness.
John Craig (lexicographer.), 1849
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Shakespeare and Tolerance
... meaning praiseworthy (OED 'plausive', 2a.), and 'o'erleavens' meaning overdone or puff[ed] up (OED 'overleaven[ed]'). But are habits that cause formerly good manners to become disastrously Shakespeare, tolerance, and nationality 79.
B. J. Sokol, 2008
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A Dictionary in English and Bengalee
ঞ- NEE' বৃদ্ধিহু, ন্বর্টডট্রাৰিক বা উণযুক্ত পরি To Overleaven,v. a. অতির্ম্পয় সুল] বা সুচীত-কু, অতির্শয় মি “To Overlove, v. a. অত]ন্ত ষ্টিয়ে-বাসা, NETS '\'>'T?'I-TITII I _. Qverwser. ঞ- অত্তিশর অন্মকত্বো ব্যগ্রটু ইক্ষু বা (চস্টক, অস্বদুবোগ্রছু ...
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1834
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Volpone; Or, the Fox:
'faith, you carry it well; You grow not mad withal: I love your spirit: You are not overleaven'd with your fortune. You should have some would swell now, like a wine fat, With suchan autumn—Did he give you all, sir? CORB: Avoid, you rascal!
Ben Jonson, 2014
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Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)
'faith,you carry itwell; You grow not mad withal: I love your spirit: You arenot overleaven'd with your fortune. You should have some would swell now, like a winefat, With such an autumn — Did he give you all, sir? CORB: Avoid, yourascal !
Ben Jonson, 2013
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