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Meaning of "oversway" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSWAY

oversway  [ˌəʊvəˈsweɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oversway 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 oversway in English.

WHAT DOES OVERSWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oversway in the English dictionary

The definition of oversway in the dictionary is to overrule.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSWAY

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you oversway
we let´s oversway
you oversway
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to oversway
Past participle
overswayed
Present Participle
overswaying
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 OVERSWAY


anyway
ˈɛnɪˌweɪ
asway
əˈsweɪ
away
əˈweɪ
Broadway
ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ
castaway
ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ
Conway
ˈkɒnˌweɪ
gateway
ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ
giveaway
ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ
highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪ
Kweisui
ˈkweɪˈsweɪ
Norway
ˈnɔːˌweɪ
qua
kweɪ
railway
ˈreɪlˌweɪ
runway
ˈrʌnˌweɪ
segue
ˈsɛɡweɪ
sluiceway
ˈsluːsweɪ
subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪ
sway
sweɪ
upsway
ʌpˈsweɪ
way
weɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSWAY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSWAY

by the way
crossway
driveway
expressway
get away
go away
hold sway
in a bad way
in a way
in no way
no way
once and away
one-way
out of the way
out-of-the-way
parkway
pathway
right away
the way
two-way

Synonyms and antonyms of oversway in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oversway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSWAY

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

Translator English - Chinese

oversway
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oversway
570 millions of speakers

English

oversway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oversway
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

oversway
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

oversway
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oversway
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oversway
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oversway
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oversway
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバースウェイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oversway
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oversaw
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oversway
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oversway
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oversway
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oversway
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oversway
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

oversway
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oversway
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oversway
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oversway
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oversway
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oversway
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversway

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSWAY»

The term «oversway» is used very little and occupies the 184.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSWAY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSWAY»

Discover the use of oversway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Oversway' t. from over, and sway) To overrule, to bear down. Oversway'ed (p. from oversway) Overruled, born down. Oversway'ing (p. a. from oversway) Overruling, bear ingdown. Overiweil (v. t.from over, and swell) To rise above.
John Ash, 1775
2
Rumba Dance Encyclopedi: And Related Dances
... and Sit-Line; Lunge, Side-Lunge-Left, Side-Lunge-Right, and Side- Lunge- Change-of-Sway; Oversway Position, Oversway, and Oversway-Change-of-Sway ; Throwaway Position, Throwaway, and Throwaway-Oversway; and X-Line Position.
‎2009
3
Tango and Related Dances
Develope, Double-Closed-Promenade, Double-Open-Promenade, Double- Telemark, Drop, Drop-Oversway-from-Closed. Envelope. Fallaway-Four-Step, Fallaway-Promenade, Fan, Feathered-Reverse-Tum-Closed-Finish, Five-Step, Flare, ...
Tom Nelson, 2009
4
Proceedings of a Meeting Held in September 1961: As Part of ...
161] the derivation of oversway factors for a single-bay frame is given. The factor at any level is : R 4_ / . x x + 5h-(f+k) •••••• W where h is the moment distribution factor in the beam at the level concerned, f and k are the moment distribution ...
Sean Mackey, 1963
5
The Joy of Dancing: Ballroom, Latin and Rock/Jive for ...
TANGO. OVERSWAY. This will follow any movement when the feet have closed, for example, following the Promenade. STEP 1 Count: 2 beats - slow Man: Left foot to side, flexing knee - leading the Lady to side on her right foot, flexing her ...
Peggy Spencer, 2004
6
The Southern review
This error is thus stated by him : ' It were unreasonable to imagine,' says he, ' that God cannot in any case extraordinarily oversway the inclinations, and determine the will of such a creature [ as man ] in a way agreeable enough to its nature, ...
‎1872
7
Shakspere's Werke, herausg. und erklärt von N. Delius. ...
19 Thus he that over-rul'd, I oversway'd, Leading him prisoner in a red-rose chain : Strong-temper'd steel his stronger strength obey'd, Yet was he servile to my coy disdain. 0! be not proud, nor brag not of thy might, For mastering her that foil'd ...
William Shakespeare, Nicolaus Delius, 1860
8
Bd. Pericles. Poems. Biographische nachrichten. Index
19 Thus he that over-rul'd, I oversway'd, Leading him prisoner in a red-rose chain : Strong-temper'd steel his stronger strength obey'd, Yet was he servile to my coy disdain. 0! be not proud, nor brag not of thy might, For mastering her that foil'd ...
William Shakespeare, Nikolaus Delius, 1864
9
The Southern Review
This error is thus stated by him : ' It were unreasonable to imagine,' says he, ' that God cannot in any case extraordinarily oversway the inclinations, and determine the will of such a creature [ as man ] in a way agreeable enough to its nature, ...
Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Mrs. Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick, 1872
10
Shakespere's Werke
Making my arms his field, his tent my bed. i9 Thus he that over-rul'd, I oversway'd, Leading him prisoner in a red- rose chain: Strong-temper'd steel his stronger strength obey'd, Yet was he servile to my coy disdain. O! be not proud, nor brag not ...
William Shakespeare, Nikolaus Delius, 1860

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oversway is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Worlds apart, but two trainers shared rare horse sense
O'Brien's first winner is listed as Oversway at Limerick Junction in 1943 but he had pulled off a coup the previous year. "One morning I rode ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 12»
2
Note to CPAC Conservatives: “City [Up]on a Hill” Wasn't About …
In such cases as this, the care of the public must oversway all private respects, by which, not only conscience, but mere civil policy, doth bind us ... «Religion Dispatches, Feb 12»
3
Impressionist and Strictly star Rory Bremner: I've lost my confidence …
... middle-aged women eye the comic in the studio next door as he demonstrates the throwaway oversway that led to the Strictly Come Dancing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 11»
4
A Temple of Hope ... A Beacon of Liberty
"The care of the public must oversway all private interests." The colonists will be "as a City upon a Hill. The eyes of all people are upon us." «Executive Intelligence Review, Oct 06»

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