comb over
comb over · combs over · combed over · combing over
To examine scrupulouslyTo examine scrupulously.
» That comb-over isn't fooling anybody.
Meaning
1 sensesTo examine scrupulously.
Examples
5 sentencesThat comb-over isn't fooling anybody.
Comb over your essay before submitting it.
Tom was an unemployed, middle-aged man with a comb-over.
His elaborate comb over doesn't conceal the fact that he's a baldy.
The President waddled to the podium, his comb-over blowing in the breeze.
Forms
combs over, combing over, combed over, combed over| Base form | comb over · to comb over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | combs over |
| Present participle | combing over |
| Past simple | combed over |
| Past participle | combed over |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons 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