overwash
overwash · overwashes · overwashed · overwashing
To wash too much or too oftenTo wash too much or too often.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To wash or flood over.
The waves overwashed the stony beach.
(transitive)To wash too much or too often.
(intransitive)To become flooded.
Origin
From over- + wash.From over- + wash.
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Forms
overwashes, overwashing, overwashed, overwashedregular · Lesson
| Base form | overwash · to overwash |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overwashes |
| Present participle | overwashing |
| Past simple | overwashed |
| Past participle | overwashed |
Tenses
overwash · overwashed · will overwash · have overwashedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.