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View usage for: pronunciation note: The adjective is pronounced (oʊvəʳhed). The adverb is pronounced (oʊvəʳhed).adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]You use overhead to indicate that something is above you or above the place that you are talking about. She turned on the overhead light and looked around the little room. ...people who live under or near overhead cables. Synonyms: raised, suspended, elevated, aerial More Synonyms of overhead Overhead is also an adverb. ...planes passing overhead. Now there were only the stars overhead. More Synonyms of overhead overhead in British Englishadjective (ˈəʊvəˌhɛd)1. situated or operating above head height or some other reference level 2. (prenominal) inclusive the overhead price included meals adverb (ˌəʊvəˈhɛd)3. over or above head height, esp in the sky noun (ˈəʊvəˌhɛd)4. a. a stroke in racket games played from above head height b. (as modifier) an overhead smash 5. nautical the interior lining above one's head below decks in a vessel 6. short for overhead door 7. (modifier) of, concerned with, or resulting from overheads overhead costs overhead in American English (ˈoʊvərˌhɛd; for adv. ˌ oʊvərˈhɛd) adjective1. a. located or operating above the level of the head b. US designating a door, as of a garage, that moves into place overhead when opened 3. on a higher level, with reference to related objects a machine with an overhead drive 4. having to do with the overhead of a business 5. Sport made with a downward motion from above the head an overhead stroke noun6. the general, continuing costs involved in running a business, as of rent, maintenance, utilities, etc. 7. Navy the ceiling of a compartment 8. Sport a type of shot, as in tennis, made with a hard, overhead stroke adverb9. above the level of the head; aloft (oʊvərhɛd) Word forms: (regular plural) overheads noun (count) (noncount)( Accounting: Management) Overheads are the regular and essential expenses of running a business, such as salaries, rent,and bills. We are having to reduce overheads to remain competitive. The anticipated growth in earnings will come partly from significantly higher orders,as well as from major reductions in overhead and expenses. Overheads are the regular and essential expenses of running a business, such as salaries, rent,and bills. Examples of 'overhead' in a sentenceoverhead In other languagesoverhead British English: overhead ADJECTIVE You use overhead to indicate that something is above you or above the place that you are talking about. She turned on the overhead light and looked around the little room. - American English: overhead
- Brazilian Portuguese: suspenso
- Chinese: 头顶上的
- European Spanish: de arriba
- French: du dessus
- German: obere
- Italian: in alto
- Japanese: 頭上の
- Korean: 머리 위의
- European Portuguese: suspenso
- Latin American Spanish: de arriba
Chinese translation of 'overhead'overhead (advəuvəˈhɛd; adjˈəuvəhɛd) adv - (= above)
在头(頭)顶(頂)上 (zài tóudǐngshang) - (= in the sky)
在空中 (zài kōngzhōng)
adj - [light, lighting]
头(頭)顶(頂)上的 (tóudǐngshang de) - (cables, railway)
高架的 (gāojià de)
Definition situated or operating above head height people who live under or near overhead cables Synonyms raised suspended aerial overhanging Definition over or above head height planes passing overhead Synonyms in the sky on high up above Opposites below , beneath , underneath , downward , underfoot Additional synonymsDefinition in the air Four of the nine balloons were still aloft the next day. Synonyms in the air, up, higher, above, overhead, in the sky, on high, high up, up above Definition (of land or part of a building) higher than the surrounding area an elevated platform on the stage Synonyms raised, high, lifted up, upraised |