overlap
/ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/ verb C1- To extend over and partly cover something. · The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.
- To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
- To have an area, range, character or function in common. · The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges.
- Of sets: to have some elements in common. · The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians).
- To have some similar nucleotide sequences.
- An illusion of depth is created when one object partially covers another.
He/she/it overlaps · Past overlapped · Past participle overlapped · -ing form overlapping
Verb forms
- Base form
- overlap
- He/she/it
- overlaps
- Past
- overlapped
- Past participle
- overlapped
- -ing form
- overlapping
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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I had waited patiently for the opportunity for I was aware that he would never permit cases to overlap, and that his clear and logical mind would not be drawn from its present work to dwell upon memories of the past.
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