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I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then.
Kamisese Mara

Meaning of "overthrown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERTHROWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERTHROWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overthrown 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 overthrown in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERTHROWN

PRESENT

Present
I overthrow
you overthrow
he/she/it overthrows
we overthrow
you overthrow
they overthrow
Present continuous
I am overthrowing
you are overthrowing
he/she/it is overthrowing
we are overthrowing
you are overthrowing
they are overthrowing
Present perfect
I have overthrown
you have overthrown
he/she/it has overthrown
we have overthrown
you have overthrown
they have overthrown
Present perfect continuous
I have been overthrowing
you have been overthrowing
he/she/it has been overthrowing
we have been overthrowing
you have been overthrowing
they have been overthrowing
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 overthrew
you overthrew
he/she/it overthrew
we overthrew
you overthrew
they overthrew
Past continuous
I was overthrowing
you were overthrowing
he/she/it was overthrowing
we were overthrowing
you were overthrowing
they were overthrowing
Past perfect
I had overthrown
you had overthrown
he/she/it had overthrown
we had overthrown
you had overthrown
they had overthrown
Past perfect continuous
I had been overthrowing
you had been overthrowing
he/she/it had been overthrowing
we had been overthrowing
you had been overthrowing
they had been overthrowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overthrow
we let´s overthrow
you overthrow
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overthrow
Past participle
overthrown
Present Participle
overthrowing
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 BEGIN LIKE OVERTHROWN

overteach
overtedious
overteem
overthick
overthin
overthink
overthought
overthrew
overthrow
overthrower
overthrust
overthwart
overtight
overtighten
overtime
overtime ban
overtime pay
overtime work(ing)
overtimely
overtimer

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERTHROWN

brown
chocolate brown
crown
drown
field grown
frown
full-grown
golden-brown
grown
half-a-crown
Havana Brown
home-grown
ingrown
Minister of the Crown
outgrown
overgrown
the Crown
thrown
triple crown
unoverthrown

Synonyms and antonyms of overthrown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERTHROWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overthrown» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overthrown

Translation of «overthrown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERTHROWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

推翻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derrocado
570 millions of speakers

English

overthrown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परास्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أطيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свергнут
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

derrubado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিপাতিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

renversé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Digulingkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gestürzt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

倒す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overthrown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lật đổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கியெறியப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उध्वस्त केले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devrilen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rovesciato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obalony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повалений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răsturnat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανατραπεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omvergewerp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stört
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

styrtet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overthrown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERTHROWN»

The term «overthrown» is regularly used and occupies the 62.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERTHROWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overthrown

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9 QUOTES WITH «OVERTHROWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overthrown.
1
Neil Abercrombie
There was a queen that was overthrown here. So I was affected by all of that and felt profoundly grateful for the opportunity to live in Hawaii, and I set out at once to try to fit in.
2
Jacques Barzun
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
3
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Dictators, unlike Democrats, depend on a small coterie to sustain their power. These backers, generally drawn from the military, the senior civil service, and family or clan members, have a synergistic relationship with their dictator. The dictator delivers opportunities for them to become rich, and they protect him from being overthrown.
4
Norman Finkelstein
I had been a Maoist, and then when the Gang of Four was overthrown, I was completely distraught. I was bedridden for three weeks; it was a very painful experience for me. Not only because I had been wrong, but because I felt really embarrassed that I had been lecturing and pontificating with such self-confidence.
5
Harold MacMillan
We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.
6
Kamisese Mara
I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then.
7
Johann Most
The existing system will be quickest and most radically overthrown by the annihilation of its exponents. Therefore, massacres of the enemies of the people must be set in motion.
8
Mordecai Richler
In Canada, nobody is ever overthrown because nobody gives a damn.
9
William Gilmore Simms
The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERTHROWN»

Discover the use of overthrown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overthrown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Overthrown by Strangers
'We can't save ourselves,' Agustin tells Quinn and Judy, 'only each other'.
Ronan Bennett, 2001
2
The Doctrine of Eternal Hell Torments Overthrown - In Three ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Various, Various, 2011
3
Haiti in the Balance: Why Foreign Aid Has Failed and What We ...
President Year(s) in office Term in office Jean Jacques Dessalines 1804–06 Assassinated Henri Christophe 1807–20 Suicide Alexander Petion 1807–18 Died in office Jean Pierre Boyer 1818–43 Overthrown Riviere Riviere-Herard 1843–44 ...
Buss, Terry F. Buss, 2009
4
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Brick schoolhouse partly wrecked. Chimneys generally overthrown. Many chimneys overthrown. Piano moved eastward. Loose articles on shelves fell eastward. Chimneys overthrown. Rock falls. Chimneys overthrown. thrown out of troughs.
‎1926
5
Battle of Tours
In the Marinids empire, Abu Thabit overthrown by Abu Rabeah Sulaiman. 1309: In the Chughills empire, Assassination of Taliku, accession of Kubak. In Granada, Mohammed III overthrown by his uncle Abul Juyush Nasr. 1310: In the Chughills  ...
John C. Scott, 2011
6
Back to Africa: A Liberian Tragedy
Senegal Mamadou DIA: former prime minister, arrested, freed after ten years in jail Sierra Leone Sir Albert MARGAI: former prime minister, overthrown, in exile ( Britain) Somalia Ali SHERMARKE: former head of state, overthrown, murdered ...
Teah Wulah, 2008
7
Overthrown
Read this gripping tale to find out if Ivar escapes the clutches of the newly-crowned William..."
Alan Robert Lancaster, 2012
8
1 & 2 Kings
Few kings die peacefully, and few are buried in the capital city: 1 Kings 15–16 2 Kings 14–16 Nadab overthrown by Baasha Zechariah overthrown by Shallum Elah overthrown by Zimri Shallum overthrown by Menahem Zimri overthrown by ...
Peter J. Leithart, 2006
9
Belle Scott Belle Scott: Or Liberty Overthrown! a Tale for ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
John Jolliffe, 2010
10
Guatemala's Political Puzzle
Character of Governance National Executive Years in Office Form of Succession Conservative Rivera Paz 1838-39 Overthrown Liberal General Salazar January- April 1839 Overthrown Conservative Rivera Paz 1839-44 Phased out ...
Georges A. Fauriol, Eva Loser, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERTHROWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overthrown is used in the context of the following news items.
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ProPublica: How the 'embarrassing' gas tax impasse explains …
Just before the 1982 midterm election, Reagan had ruled out a gas tax increase "unless there's a palace coup and I'm overtaken or overthrown. «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»
2
Fidel Castro Fast Facts
The government is overthrown March 10th, 1952, by Fulgencio Batista, and the elections are suspended. July 26, 1953 - Castro and approximately 150 others ... «KPAX-TV, Jul 15»
3
How 2015 was the Year AI took Over Film and Television
The idea that artificial intelligence could be overthrown by it's own creations in the future after humanity is a relatively unexplored theme in ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
4
PHOTOS BY ISABEL: Highline Bears take on Seattle Studs, but lose …
An overthrown ball let a Stud score and even though Bears had been getting on base all night, they could not score against the Studs to tie up ... «The B-Town Blog, Jul 15»
5
Obama Goes to Africa: A Comic's Guide By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Smart people will compare the two and some will point out that Ethiopia is still recovering since Haile Selassie was overthrown as if to imply ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
6
Ten myths about the French Revolution
They were overthrown at the demand of the Paris popular militants, the sans-culottes, and condemned as traitors in league with the foreign ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
7
10 reasons we want Wayward Pines season 2
Amy (Sarah Jeffery) was a qualified nurse who was looking after Ben and the town had been overthrown by Jason (Tom Stevens) and the first ... «Entertainment Focus, Jul 15»
8
Lenovo K3 Note vs Motorola Moto G3 (Third Generation Moto G)
Motorola is known to be the company which started off the mobile phones revolution in the mid to early 90s before being overthrown by Nokia. «REM, Jul 15»
9
Sambo Dasuki: Between martyrdom and felony
... on the day he was overthrown as military Head of State in August 1985. Sources in the DSS revealed that the retired army colonel is wanted ... «Naija247news, Jul 15»
10
Syrian government ultimate target of Turkey: Analyst
... that with Iran deal, it's far or less likely that Assad will be overthrown, that the global and regional balance of power is shifting in Assad's favor. «Press TV, Jul 15»

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