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overfill en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English *overfillen, oferfüllen, from Old English oferfyllan (“to cram, overfill”), equivalent to over- + fill. Cognate with Middle Low German overfullen, German überfüllen, Danish overfylde, Swedish överfylla.

Meanings

  1. An instance of overfilling.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overfills Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (3)

fi ylitäyttö (instance of overfilling) · bg препълване (instance of overfilling) · sk preplnenie (instance of overfilling)

overfill en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English *overfillen, oferfüllen, from Old English oferfyllan (“to cram, overfill”), equivalent to over- + fill. Cognate with Middle Low German overfullen, German überfüllen, Danish overfylde, Swedish överfylla.

Meanings

  1. To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overfilling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfills Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overfilled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfilled Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (13)

gl acugular (to fill beyond capacity) · es colmar (to fill beyond capacity) · sk preplniť (to fill beyond capacity) · is yfirfylla (to fill beyond capacity) · gl ateigar (to fill beyond capacity) · grc ὑπερπίμπλημι (to fill beyond capacity) · sk prepĺňať (to fill beyond capacity) · es sobrellenar (to fill beyond capacity) · vi đầy tràn (to fill beyond capacity) · bg препълня (to fill beyond capacity) · bg препълвам (to fill beyond capacity) · la superpleō (to fill beyond capacity) · fi ylitäyttää (to fill beyond capacity)