Meaning
2 sensesAbove one's head; in the sky.
birds flying overhead
darüber, oben, Überkopf-
наверху́naverxú
above your head; in the sky
(archaic)Per head; for each individual.
above the head; over the 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
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
above one's head:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
above one's head:
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 |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form