Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The overture contains all of the main themes.

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  2. A majority of two thirds is required to ratify an overture.

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  3. There have been previous attempts to end the conflict, but regional experts say the new peace overtures look promising.

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  4. Tom did his best to resist Mary's sexual overtures.

    deTom versuchte mit aller Kraft, Marias sexuellen Annäherungsversuchen zu widerstehen. — al_ex_an_der

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Origin

From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French o

From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture.

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Forms

overtures, overturing, overtured, overtured
Base formoverture · to overture
3rd person singularovertures
Present participleoverturing
Past simpleovertured
Past participleovertured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverture
he, she, itovertures

Past simpleLesson

all personsovertured

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overture

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overtimeB2overtlyovertrainoverturnB2overuse
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