overspread
overspread · overspreads · overspread · overspreading
To spread over or acrossTo spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
/əʊvəˈspɹɛd/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
spread across or over
(intransitive)To be spread or scattered about.
Origin
From Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spreaFrom Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spread. Cognate with Dutch overspreiden (“to overspread”), German überspreiten (“to overspread”).
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Forms
overspreads, overspreading, overspread, overspread| Base form | overspread · to overspread |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overspreads |
| Present participle | overspreading |
| Past simple | overspread |
| Past participle | overspread |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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