overture
/ˈoʊvəɹt͡ʃəɹ/ verb C2- To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.
He/she/it overtures · Past overtured · Past participle overtured · -ing form overturing
Verb forms
- Base form
- overture
- He/she/it
- overtures
- Past
- overtured
- Past participle
- overtured
- -ing form
- overturing
From the library
The overture to the second act began; and, at the first sound of the leader’s bow across his violin, Franz observed the sleeper slowly arise and approach the Greek girl, who turned around to say a few words to him, and then, leaning forward again on the railing of her box, she became as absorbed as before in what was going on.
Morcerf, usually so stiff and formal, accosted the banker in an affable and smiling manner, and, feeling sure that the overture he was about to make would be well received, he did not consider it necessary to adopt any manœuvres in order to gain his end, but went at once straight to the point.
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