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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSWELL

overswell  [ˌəʊvəˈswɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSWELL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overswell 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 overswell in English.

WHAT DOES OVERSWELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overswell in the English dictionary

The definition of overswell in the dictionary is to overflow.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSWELL

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overswell
we let´s overswell
you overswell
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overswell
Past participle
overswelled
Present Participle
overswelling
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 OVERSWELL


Bakewell
ˈbeɪkwɛl
bridewell
ˈbraɪdˌwɛl
Caldwell
ˈkɔːldwɛl
Cornwell
ˈkɔːnˌwɛl
dwell
dwɛl
fare-you-well
ˈfɛəjʊˌwɛl
farewell
ˌfɛəˈwɛl
groundswell
ˈɡraʊndˌswɛl
inkwell
ˈɪŋkˌwɛl
outwell
ˌaʊtˈwɛl
pinswell
ˈpɪnˌswɛl
quell
kwɛl
Rockwell
ˈrɒkˌwɛl
Southwell
ˈsaʊθwɛl
stairwell
ˈstɛəˌwɛl
Stilwell
ˈstɪlwɛl
swell
swɛl
unwell
ʌnˈwɛl
upswell
ʌpˈswɛl
well
wɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSWELL

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSWELL

all very well
as well
Baden-Powell
Boswell
Cowell
Cromwell
cross swell
Dowell
fare-thee-well
just as well
Lowell
maxwell
Motherwell
newell
oil well
Orwell
outswell
Powell
Sewell
wishing well

Synonyms and antonyms of overswell in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overswell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSWELL

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

Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

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570 millions of speakers

English

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

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280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

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278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

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270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

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260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

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220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overswell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

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180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

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130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

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85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

LIYANE
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

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80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हनव्हवेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

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50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

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40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

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5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overswell

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSWELL»

The term «overswell» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSWELL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSWELL»

Discover the use of overswell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overswell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journals of the House of Lords
To return the Bill, intituled, " An Act for enabling " Elizabeth Rujhout, Lady of the Manor of Overswell, " in the County of Gloucester, to enclose all and every " the Lands lying within the said Manor or Parish *• of Overswell, in Pursuance of ...
Great Britain House of Lords, 1722
2
New Italian and English Dictionary in Two Parts: With a New ...
1. to overswell ; overflow Ringorgáto, -a, adj. overswelleri ; overflowed Ringórgo, tm. overswelling (of the waters) Ringranáre, vu. 1. lo sow again with corn Ringrandire, vu. 3. to increase; enlarge Ringrandfto, -a, adj. increased ; enlarged  ...
F. C. Meadows, 1835
3
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Overiweil (v. t.from over, and swell) To rise above. Overswel'led (p. from overswell) Overtopped, overflowed. Overswei'ling {p. a. from overswell) Rising above, overflowing. O'verswitcht [adj. a local word) Void of chastity, made a whore of.
John Ash, 1775
4
Synthetics, Mineral Oils, and Bio-Based Lubricants: ...
To avoid leaks, a hydraulic fluid must slightly swell a seal, but never overswell, shrink or harden, depolymerize, or otherwise harm the integrity of the seal. Synthetic oils with highly polar groups act as plasticizers and can pose a difficult  ...
Leslie R. Rudnick, 2013
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A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with ...
v. a. To stretch too far. To OVERSWAY, b-vfrr-swaj. v. a. To over-rule, to bear down. To OVERSWELL, o-vur-swe-Y. v. a. To rise above. - OVERT, 6'-vert. a. Open, publick,. apparent. OVERTLY, save-ny. ad. Openly, . To OVERTAKEpG-vflr -tifike.
Thomas Sheridan, 1789
6
The Union Dictionary: Containing All that Truly Useful in ...
Asch. Overstock, 6-vfir-sték'. v. a. to fill toofull, to crowd. Swift. Overstrain, 6-viir- strlne'. v. n. to make too violent efforts. Collier. Oversway, 6-vtir-swi'. v. a. to overrule, to bear down. Hooker. Overswell, 6-vfir-swél'. v. a. to rise above. Faiigfaz. Overt ...
Thomas Browne, 1822
7
A dictionary of etymology of the English language: and of ...
... v. overspread', v. overval'ue, v. overshade', v. overstand', v. overveil', v. overshad'ow, v. overstock', v. overwatch', v. overshoot', v. overstrain', v. overweak' , a. oversight, n. oversway', v. overween', v. oversize', v. overswell', v. . overwcigh',  ...
John Oswald, 1859
8
The Monthly Review
The ash-tree Ygdrasil will crack and bend, — the sea will roar and overswell its coasts, for the Midgard serpent will go mad, and strive to come on land. While all nature is thus moved, the Ase Heimdal, guardian of the bridge Bafrost, will wind ...
‎1842
9
The Grammar of English Grammars: With an Introduction ...
... amiss; call, recall; stall, forestall ; I/tra/l, intlzrall ; spell, misspell; tell, foretell; sell , undersell; add, superadd; snlgffl besn-Hf'; swell, overswell. 0BSEllV.\'l'l0N. — The -words enroll, um-nil, miscall, befall, befell, belhrall. reinstall, disintl1rall,fu(fill , ...
Goold Brown, 1851
10
Silva: Or , a Discourse of Forest-trees. Terra, a ...
... omitted here -, which, but to have named, would overswell the Aljhahetz without reckoning those of Ireland, which few Years since was an incxhaustible Magazine of Timber, destroyed by the Cromwellian Rehelr, not only in that Kingdom, ...
John Evelyn, 1729

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSWELL»

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How to: archive and back up photos
... gasmaker empaling eutechnic const metatheses triboluminescence bookroom stuggy overswell histie assuager aurichlorohydric partitioned ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»
2
Who Qualifies as a Homophobe?
I CHALKED IT UP TO RACISM AND AN OVERSWELL OF GAY PRIDE DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS MAKING MY COMMENTS. SOME OF ... «Washington City Paper, Apr 10»

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