overflow
verb/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/
/ˌəʊvərˈfləʊ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overflow | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊ/ |
| he / she / it overflows | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊz/ /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊz/ |
| past simple overflowed | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊd/ /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊd/ |
| past participle overflowed | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊd/ /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊd/ |
| -ing form overflowing | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to be so full that the contents go over the sides
- The bath is overflowing!
- overflow with something Plates overflowed with party food.
- His bag was overflowing with clothes.
- (figurative) Her heart overflowed with love.
- overflow something The river overflowed its banks.
- [intransitive] overflow (with something) (of a place) to have too many people in it
- The streets were overflowing with the crowds.
- The hospitals are filled to overflowing (= with patients).
- [intransitive, transitive] overflow (into something) | overflow (something) to spread beyond the limits of a place or container that is too full
- The meeting overflowed into the street.
- The chemicals overflowed from their storage tank.
Word OriginOld English oferflōwan (see over-, flow).
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