Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To project from a structure above (something); to overhang.

  2. To project over (as of a crane, bridge or cables over neighbouring property); especially in relation to any legal right to do so.

Origin

From over- + sail.

From over- + sail.

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Forms

oversails, oversailing, oversailed, oversailed
Base formoversail · to oversail
3rd person singularoversails
Present participleoversailing
Past simpleoversailed
Past participleoversailed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoversail
he, she, itoversails

Past simpleLesson

all personsoversailed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave oversailed
he, she, ithas oversailed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill oversail

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overrideoverruleoverrunoverseasB2overseeC1oversensitive
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