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Meaning of "oversure" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSURE

ˌəʊvəˈʃʊə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oversure is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERSURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oversure in the English dictionary

The definition of oversure in the dictionary is too sure.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSURE

assure · cocksure · coinsure · debouchure · embouchure · ensure · insure · overinsure · preassure · reassure · reinsure · underinsure · unsure

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSURE

overstuffed · oversubscribe · oversubscribed · oversubscription · oversubtle · oversubtlety · oversuds · oversup · oversupplied · oversupplies · oversupply · oversuspicious · oversway · oversweet · oversweeten · oversweetness · overswell · overswim · overswing · overswollen

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSURE

be sure · blood pressure · chaussure · closure · disclosure · enclosure · exposure · for good measure · for sure · foreclosure · high pressure · high-pressure · leisure · make sure · measure · morsure · pleasure · pressure · to be sure · treasure

Synonyms and antonyms of oversure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oversure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSURE

Find out the translation of oversure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of oversure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oversure» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

oversure
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

oversure
570 millions of speakers
en

English

oversure
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

oversure
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

oversure
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

oversure
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

oversure
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

oversure
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

oversure
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu cepat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

oversure
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

oversure
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

oversure
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Oversure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oversure
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

oversure
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

देखरेख
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

oversure
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

oversure
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

oversure
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

oversure
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

oversure
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oversure
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oversure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oversure
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oversure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSURE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of oversure
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oversure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSURE»

Discover the use of oversure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Contemporary East European Poetry: An Anthology
To give the joy of sun, pronounce the strength of beauty through your crippled unseen being to a white blossom. To be roots. And not to envy blossoms. (Inara Cedrins and Valters Nollendorfs) DONT BE OVERSURE Don't be oversure of your ...
Emery Edward George, 1993
2
Migration to South Carolina, 1850 Census: From England, ...
OUGTS?, MARY, 62, F, None listed, -, Germany, 259, 259, EDGE. OVERSURE, CHRISTOPHER, 20, M, Baker, -, Germany, 48, 57, CHAS. In HH of Henry Base, M, 24, born Germany. OVERSURE, FREDERICK, 30, M, Baker, -, Germany, 48, 57 ...
Margaret Peckham Motes, 2005
3
Transactional Analysis Journal: Official Journal of the ...
There may come a time when Under- sure, whose Child expects support from Over- sure, may be disappointed, because Oversure may be using the Critical Parent instead of the rescuing Parent or, worse, Oversure wants to use his own Child ...
‎2005
4
Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes
She is said to have been "stern and not infrequently sarcastic" with "the bumptious, the careless and the oversure" (Rivers 1981, p 15). There are many examples of bumptious, careless and oversure professionals jeopardising the health of ...
‎1993
5
Boardroom Reports
The extrovert needs to develop some depth and focus on self, and the introvert needs to learn to value what's going on in the world and with other people. OVERSURE OR UNDERSURE Oversure people rush to judge. They use the earliest ...
‎1988
6
The Wizard of the Stove Pipe Mountains: First Book of the ...
“Be not oversure of that, little ones! He isa master of deception.Zutaan,you could seeand not knowit! Aah!But—you must takenote of the eyes—all theeyes.” “Yes, YourBlooming Majesty, but there aresomany of them.” “True... true! But eyes tell a  ...
Ewart R. Jowett, 2012
7
Sailing Alone Around the World:
The officerswho are oversure, and "know itall like a book," are the ones, I have observed, who wreck the most shipsand lose the mostlives. The cause of the discrepancy inthe log was one oftenmet with,namely, coming in contact withsome  ...
Joshua Slocum, 2014
8
The Poetical Works of John Milton
Therefore I am return'd, lest confidence 140 Of my success with Eve in paradise Deceive ye to persuasion oversure Of like succeeding here : I summon all Rather to be in readiness, with hand Or counsel to assist, lest I, who erst 145 Thought ...
John Milton, 1834
9
Augustine of Hippo, Selected Writings
For what is in it is often hidden unless manifested by experience, and in this life, described as one continuous trial, no one ought to be oversure that, though he is capable of becoming better, instead of worse, he is not actually becoming worse  ...
Saint Augustine, Mary T. Clark, 1984
10
The Life of Sir Walter Scott
He was building more strongly now. We do not make the same mistake twice, be it in conflict with financial forces or river flood . . . Not the same, perhaps. But the wrong roads are many, and are most easily taken when we are oversure of the ...

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSURE»

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“It's Been Invaded”: Newcomers and Native Washingtonians Clash …
But most arrive pretty defensive and oversure of themselves. Which is a little natural. I think that if there were fewer transplants overall, then ... «Washington City Paper, Sep 12»
2
Music: Nellie McKay -- she's McWacky
Listen to audio samples at startribune.com/music or call 612-673-9050 and enter 5315 for "Mother of Pearl," 5316 for "Oversure" and 5317 for ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 08»
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