overhead
Located above, especially over the headLocated above, especially over the head.
» I saw a helicopter flying overhead.
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2 sensesLocated above, especially over the head.
Place your luggage in the overhead lockers.
darüber, oben, Überkopf-
located or originating from above
Kicked over one's own head.
Examples
70 sentencesI saw a helicopter flying overhead.
Tom switched off the overhead light.
Tom turned on the overhead light.
I heard a helicopter flying overhead.
I turned off the overhead light.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferhēafod (From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferhēafod (adverb), equivalent to over- + head. Compare German Low German overhoopt, överhoopt, German überhaupt. Piecewise doublet of overchief.
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Forms
more overhead, most overhead| Comparative | more overhead Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most overhead Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.