Meaning of "surfeit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SURFEIT

From French surfait, from surfaire to overdo, from sur-1 + faire, from Latin facere to do.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SURFEIT

surfeit  [ˈsɜːfɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURFEIT

Surfeit is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb surfeit in English.

WHAT DOES SURFEIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surfeit

Surfeit is a human gene cluster that consists of a group of very tightly linked genes on chromosome 9 that do not share sequence similarity. Genes in this cluster are numbered 1 through 6: SURF1, SURF2, SURF3, SURF4, SURF5, and SURF6.

Definition of surfeit in the English dictionary

The first definition of surfeit in the dictionary is an excessive or immoderate amount. Other definition of surfeit is overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking. Surfeit is also disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SURFEIT

PRESENT

Present

I surfeit

you surfeit

he/she/it surfeits

we surfeit

you surfeit

they surfeit

Present continuous

I am surfeiting

you are surfeiting

he/she/it is surfeiting

we are surfeiting

you are surfeiting

they are surfeiting

Present perfect

I have surfeited

you have surfeited

he/she/it has surfeited

we have surfeited

you have surfeited

they have surfeited

Present perfect continuous

I have been surfeiting

you have been surfeiting

he/she/it has been surfeiting

we have been surfeiting

you have been surfeiting

they have been surfeiting

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 surfeited

you surfeited

he/she/it surfeited

we surfeited

you surfeited

they surfeited

Past continuous

I was surfeiting

you were surfeiting

he/she/it was surfeiting

we were surfeiting

you were surfeiting

they were surfeiting

Past perfect

I had surfeited

you had surfeited

he/she/it had surfeited

we had surfeited

you had surfeited

they had surfeited

Past perfect continuous

I had been surfeiting

you had been surfeiting

he/she/it had been surfeiting

we had been surfeiting

you had been surfeiting

they had been surfeiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will surfeit

you will surfeit

he/she/it will surfeit

we will surfeit

you will surfeit

they will surfeit

Future continuous

I will be surfeiting

you will be surfeiting

he/she/it will be surfeiting

we will be surfeiting

you will be surfeiting

they will be surfeiting

Future perfect

I will have surfeited

you will have surfeited

he/she/it will have surfeited

we will have surfeited

you will have surfeited

they will have surfeited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been surfeiting

you will have been surfeiting

he/she/it will have been surfeiting

we will have been surfeiting

you will have been surfeiting

they will have been surfeiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would surfeit

you would surfeit

he/she/it would surfeit

we would surfeit

you would surfeit

they would surfeit

Conditional continuous

I would be surfeiting

you would be surfeiting

he/she/it would be surfeiting

we would be surfeiting

you would be surfeiting

they would be surfeiting

Conditional perfect

I would have surfeit

you would have surfeit

he/she/it would have surfeit

we would have surfeit

you would have surfeit

they would have surfeit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been surfeiting

you would have been surfeiting

he/she/it would have been surfeiting

we would have been surfeiting

you would have been surfeiting

they would have been surfeiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you surfeit
we let´s surfeit
you surfeit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to surfeit

Past participle

surfeited

Present Participle

surfeiting

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.

SYNONYMS OF «SURFEIT»

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

synonyms of surfeit

cram · excess · fill · glut · gorge · overfeed · overfill · overindulgence · plethora · satiate · satiety · stuff · superabundance · superfluity

TRANSLATION OF SURFEIT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 过量
• Translator English - Spanish: exceso
• English: surfeit
• Translator English - Hindi: अतिरेक
• Translator English - Arabic: تخمة
• Translator English - Russian: неумеренность
• Translator English - Portuguese: excesso
• Translator English - Bengali: ধুম
• Translator English - French: surabondance
• Translator English - Malay: Surfeit
• Translator English - German: Übermaß
• Translator English - Japanese: 過度
• Translator English - Korean: 과식
• Translator English - Javanese: Surfeit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cho ăn nhiều quá
• Translator English - Tamil: அளவுக்கு மிஞ்சி உண்
• Translator English - Marathi: अतिरेक
• Translator English - Turkish: bıkkınlık
• Translator English - Italian: eccesso
• Translator English - Polish: przesyt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: непомірність
• Translator English - Romanian: exces
• Translator English - Greek: υπερπληθώρα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: oorvloed
• Translator English - Swedish: övermått
• Translator English - Norwegian: surfeit

2 QUOTES WITH «SURFEIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word surfeit.

1

Heraclitus

God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.

2

Michael Redhill

Depression is a surfeit of empathy - a killing empathy - that makes depressives great friends to everyone but themselves. Having a self is a rough business, and depressives can empathize with others who have to deal with it, but not with themselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURFEIT»

Discover the use of surfeit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surfeit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A "pure Excess of Complexity": Tropical Surfeit, the ...

In the writings associated with James Cook's Australasian voyages (ch. 2) and Alexander von Humboldt's travels in Latin America (ch. 3), a "wild and gigantic nature" threatens both to disrupt European aesthetic conventions such as the ...

Jason Howard Lindquist, 2007

A Surfeit of Guns: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery

Sir Robert Carey took up his northern post as Warden of the West March in order to escape the complications of creditors and court life.

P F Chisholm, 2012

A Surfeit of Suitors

Lady Georgina Spalding, a twenty-five-year-old widow, must choose between a brash American plantation owner, a stuffy lord, and a notorious rogue

Barbara Hazard, 1983

A Surfeit of Mandrake

Chaz Wood. A Surfeit of Mandrake Edited by Chaz Wood A Surfeit of Mandrake, Being an Anthology of Works by A Surfeit of Mandrake.

Chaz Wood, 2008

Surfeit of Lampreys: Death and the Dancing Footman - Colour ...

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the fourth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries. SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS The Lampreys were a peculiar family.

Ngaio Marsh, 2009

A Surfeit of Lampreys (The Ngaio Marsh Collection)

Ngaio Marsh’s most popular novel begins when a young New Zealander’s first contact with the English gentry is the body of Lord Wutherford – with a meat skewer through the eye...

Ngaio Marsh, 2009

Conceiving the New World Order: The Global Politics of ...

A. Surfeit. of. Bodies: Population. and. the. Rationality. of. the. State. in. Post-Mao. China. Ann Anagnost In March 1991, I arrived in China with my husband and two young children. The moment we stepped off the plane in Shanghai, we sensed ...

Faye D. Ginsburg, Rayna Rapp, 1995

The Anatomy of Disgust

Surfeit has a narrower range of operation, more clearly associated with food, drink, and sex; disgust i is involved with the entire physical and moral order. Nor do the memories of the disgust induced by surfeit work in the same way throughout ...

William Ian MILLER, William Ian Miller, 2009

A Surfeit of Mirrors

By far the most prolific and the most popular of the Symbolist writers, de Rgnier's high fantasy stories, collected in "La Canne de jaspe" (1897) and "Histoires Incertaines" (1919), both included in this volume with several additional genre ...

Henri de Régnier, Brian M. Stableford, 2012

The complete distiller

Of Surfeit Water. nr H E R E are two Kinds of Surfeit- t water, one made by Distillation, and the other by Infusion, the former is generally called white Surfeit Water, and latter red Surfeit Water. Recipe for ten Gallons of white Surfeit Water.

Ambrose Cooper, 1757

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURFEIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surfeit is used in the context of the following news items.

First-half BoP surfeit brings target within reach

THE COUNTRY'S balance of payments (BoP) position swung to its biggest monthly surplus in four months in June after registering a deficit in May, the Bangko ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»

Outside Edge: A surfeit of spinners for the 2015 Ashes

There is no better day than the first day of an Ashes series. Maybe welcoming your own child into the world? Hmm. Tricky one. By naming Adil Rashid in the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Mark Grotjahn at Blum & Poe: A surfeit of inspirations

Mark Grotjahn at Blum & Poe: A surfeit of inspirations. Mark Grotjahn. Douglas M. Parker Studio / Mark Grotjahn / Blum & Poe. Mark Grotjahn's "Untitled (Indian ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»

A Surfeit of IT Chiefs Brings Execution Challenges

With the increased importance of information and technology to businesses, many firms have added a variety of new IT-oriented management roles. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

A surfeit of secret agents: James Bond's colourful predecessors …

Even before a flamboyant secret agent with a penchant for vodka martinis "shaken, not stirred" appeared, Britain was not left undefended against communist or ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»

A Surfeit of Talent

KOCHI: In July, 2006, music maestro AR Rahman and his troupe were performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, USA. There was a galaxy of singers ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»

QUENTIN LETTS's first night review of Everyman at Royal National …

Directed by the National's new boss, Rufus Norris, the production has flashes of brilliance but it is undone, or at least lowered, by a surfeit of F-words and a ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Physician Quandary: Data Shortage, Surfeit Impinge on Precision …

Precision medicine has become fashionable. President Obama explained its significance in his State of the Union Address in January, and followed up by ... «OncLive, Apr 15»

When there's a surfeit of SKUs

When there's a surfeit of SKUs. Deepak Himan. Seshadri Narasimhan. Bhoomika Goyal. Comment · print · T+. T+ · T-. inShare0. Chock-a-block: Products fight for ... «Hindu Business Line, Apr 15»

British politics has a surfeit of kitchens and a deficit of ideas

As we all know, the 2015 election is about kitchens, kitchens, kitchens. Ideas come second. Which is a great pity because a nation that suffers from such terrible ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»