overcast
To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darkenTo cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
» The sky is overcast.
Небо заволокло тучами.
Небо покрыто облаками.
Небо хмурое.
Небо пасмурное.
Хмарно.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
(transitive)To make gloomy; to depress.
make overcast or cloudy
(transitive)To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
(obsolete, transitive)To overthrow.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be or become cloudy.
(obsolete, transitive)To transform.
Examples
38 sentencesThe sky is overcast.
Хмарно.
ruНебо заволокло тучами.
All of a sudden the sky became overcast.
ruНебо внезапно заволокло тучами.
dePlötzlich verdunkelte sich der Himmel.
It's been overcast for the past few days.
ruВ последние несколько дней пасмурно.
It's overcast at the beach today.
It was overcast yesterday.
ruВчера было пасмурно.
deGestern war es bewölkt.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.
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Forms
overcasts, overcasting, overcast, overcast| Base form | overcast · to overcast |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overcasts |
| Present participle | overcasting |
| Past simple | overcast / overcasted |
| Past participle | overcast / overcasted |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- make overcast or cloudy:cloud
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle