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I wouldn't swap the era I competed in for anything, not a day of it. I started out as an amateur, and people like myself, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Tessa Sanderson and the rest did it for the glory of winning medals for our country.
Daley Thompson

Meaning of "Ovett" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVETT

Ovett  [ˈəʊvɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVETT

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Ovett is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVETT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Ovett in the English dictionary

The definition of Ovett in the dictionary is Steve. born 1955, British middle-distance runner: winner of the 800 metres in the 1980 Olympic Games.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVETT


chavette
tʃæˈvɛt
corvette
kɔːˈvɛt
crevette
krəˈvɛt
curvet
kɜːˈvɛt
cuvette
kjuːˈvɛt
minivet
ˈmɪnɪvɛt
navette
næˈvɛt
revet
rɪˈvɛt
vet
vɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVETT

Ovid
Ovidian
oviducal
oviduct
oviductal
Oviedo

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVETT

Bartlett
Beckett
Bennett
Blanchett
Buffett
Burnett
Corbett
Crockett
Fawcett
Garnett
Garrett
Hammett
Jarrett
Kabinett
kennett
klett
Lett
nett
Pratchett
sett

Synonyms and antonyms of Ovett in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ovett» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Ovett
1,325 millions of speakers

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Ovett
570 millions of speakers

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Ovett
510 millions of speakers

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Ovett
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Ovett
280 millions of speakers

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Оветт
278 millions of speakers

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Ovett
270 millions of speakers

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Ovett
260 millions of speakers

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Ovett
220 millions of speakers

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Ovett
190 millions of speakers

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Ovett
180 millions of speakers

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Ovett
130 millions of speakers

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Ovett
85 millions of speakers

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Ovett
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Ovett
80 millions of speakers

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Ovett
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओवेट
75 millions of speakers

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Ovett
70 millions of speakers

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Ovett
65 millions of speakers

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Ovett
50 millions of speakers

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Оветт
40 millions of speakers

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Ovett
30 millions of speakers
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Ovett
15 millions of speakers
af

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Ovett
14 millions of speakers
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Ovett
10 millions of speakers
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Ovett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ovett

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVETT»

The term «Ovett» is regularly used and occupies the 62.679 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ovett

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QUOTES WITH «OVETT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Ovett.
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Daley Thompson
I wouldn't swap the era I competed in for anything, not a day of it. I started out as an amateur, and people like myself, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Tessa Sanderson and the rest did it for the glory of winning medals for our country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVETT»

Discover the use of Ovett in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ovett and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Perfect Distance: Ovett and Coe: The Record Breaking Rivalry
. . The Perfect Distance is both a detailed re-creation and a fitting celebration of the greatest era of British athletics.
Pat Butcher, 2012
2
Running Through the Ages
After the Moscow Olympics, Coe and Ovett continued to break each other's world records. On August 19, 1981, Coe lowered Ovett 's mile record to 3:48.53. Seven days later Ovett reclaimed the record with 3:48.4 at Koblenz Germany, but on ...
Edward Seldon Sears, 2008
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Lives; Running
Ovett was baffled by the thought that other people's patriotism should dictate his running priorities. Two years later, a further clash occurred when Ovett was blamed for disrupting a Crystal Palace event, organised by the promoter Andy Norman ...
David Renton, 2012
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Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century
Though in the case of 3 there was a prevailing general constraint, the actual utterance only referred to an instance of that constraint involving Ovett. So why in case 3 did we take the described situation to be the world, and the propositional ...
Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods, 2006
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Fields in Vision: Television Sport and Cultural Transformation
On hearing this only one hour before the race, Cruz pulled out, and in punishment Norman then got Cruz barred from his next three races.36 More significantly, the Ovett career, which Norman did much to manage and promote in its early ...
Garry Whannel, 2013
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Logic and Information
propositional content to be w (= (S => T)[f] where (S => 7") is a general constraint and / an anchor to Ovett? Why not particularize the constraint to Ovett in the first place, as in example (ii)? The answer is this. In case (ii), the utterance has ...
Keith Devlin, 1995
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Lesbian Rites: Symbolic Acts and the Power of Community
Interestingly, the citizens of Ovett may not have originated the idea to organize around the issue. While Hendry suggested in his op-ed piece that Ovett oppose the camp, the first organized opposition meeting was called by a Jackson, ...
Ramona Faith Oswald, 2014
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Living on the Deadline: The inside stories, off-beat ...
WithCoe onhandsome bright PR executive had the astute ideaof teaming him up with Steve Ovett for a7.30am breakfastbythe Yarra at which thetwo former Olympic teammates and athletics rivals would chew the cudover theircareers.
Frank Malley, 2014
9
Showdown in Moscow - the Olympic Quests of Coe and Ovett
This is the story of two of the world's greatest ever milers, Seb Coe and Steve Ovett.
Hugh Shields, 2012
10
From Budd to Bolt: 50 Stunning Sporting Moments
Ovett pretended to have little interest in the latter when, in 1979, Coe started accumulating them like a schoolboy hoards football stickers. In the space of 41 days he broke records in the 800m, the mile and the 1500m, becoming the first person ...
Guardian, The

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVETT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ovett is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nijel Amos claims 800m victory against Olympic champion David …
... British team for Beijing after running a personal best of 1:45.78 – a time that puts him 0.01 behind Steve Ovett on the British all-time junior list. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Brilliant battles on day two of the Anniversary Games
... AW 's current cover star – who ran a 1:45.78 PB to go third on the UK junior all-time list, just one hundredth down on a certain Steve Ovett. «Athletics Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Cotter Runs 3:58 Mile at Morton Games
... Morton Mile over the years has attracted cream of world middle distance runners including in addition to Kip Keino, John Walker, Steve Ovett, ... «GoShockers.com, Jul 15»
4
Bolt 'will show up' at World Championships in Beijing
... than any of the three British middle-distance greats, Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram, ever managed at their specialist distance. «Junior College, Jul 15»
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Anniversary Games day two
The 19-year-old became the first junior to win the senior British title since Steve Ovett earlier this year and, barring any over-caution, should ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
6
Man critically injured in one of two house fires in Jones County
A second alarm was sent out for water and manpower support from Ovett and Calhoun VFDs. An aggressive interior and exterior attack brought ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
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Result: Kyle Langford wins European Junior Championships gold
... Mole last week, recently became the first junior to win the British Championships over two laps of the track since Steve Ovett in the 1970s. «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
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Food fest turns South Bank into a taste sensation
Alex Ovett and Sinead Westaway from Teneriffe, who were trying My Sweetopia desserts, said they were impressed with the giant menu on ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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A fine place for celebrity spotting
Alex Ovett and Sinead Westaway from Teneriffe, who were trying My Sweetopia desserts, said they were impressed with the giant menu on ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
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Mo Farah misses out on podium for first time in four years following …
... three and a half minutes for the metric mile, eclipsing the best that middle-distance legends Steve Cram, Seb Coe and Steve Ovett managed. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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