brim over
brim over · brims over · brimmed over · brimming over
To overflow over the brimTo overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
» He was brimming over with hope.
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3 senses(intransitive)To overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
(broadly, intransitive)To experience a very strong emotion; to be overcome with emotion.
When he proposed, my heart brimmed over.
(intransitive)To be bustlingly full of something
Examples
3 sentencesForms
brims over, brimming over, brimmed over, brimmed over| Base form | brim over · to brim over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | brims over |
| Present participle | brimming over |
| Past simple | brimmed over |
| Past participle | brimmed over |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb