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overshadowovershadow /ˌoʊvɚˈʃædoʊ/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEovershadow |
Present | I, you, we, they | overshadow | | he, she, it | overshadows | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overshadowed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overshadowed | | he, she, it | has overshadowed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overshadowed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overshadow | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overshadowed |
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Present | I | am overshadowing | | he, she, it | is overshadowing | | you, we, they | are overshadowing | Past | I, he, she, it | was overshadowing | | you, we, they | were overshadowing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overshadowing | | he, she, it | has been overshadowing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overshadowing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overshadowing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overshadowing |
1[usually passive] to make someone or something else seem less important: Tim felt constantly overshadowed by his older brother.2to make an occasion, period, event, etc. seem less enjoyable by making people feel sad or worried: The scandal in Washington overshadowed the president’s inauguration ceremony.3if a tall building, mountain, etc. overshadows a building, place, etc., it is very close to it and much taller than it |