overlap
verbOPAL W
/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/
/ˌəʊvərˈlæp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overlap | /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ /ˌəʊvərˈlæp/ |
| he / she / it overlaps | /ˌəʊvəˈlæps/ /ˌəʊvərˈlæps/ |
| past simple overlapped | /ˌəʊvəˈlæpt/ /ˌəʊvərˈlæpt/ |
| past participle overlapped | /ˌəʊvəˈlæpt/ /ˌəʊvərˈlæpt/ |
| -ing form overlapping | /ˌəʊvəˈlæpɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈlæpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] overlap (something) if one thing overlaps another, or the two things overlap, part of one thing covers part of the other
- A fish’s scales overlap each other
- The floor was protected with overlapping sheets of newspaper.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- partially
- partly
- …
- in
- with
- [transitive] overlap something to make two or more things overlap
- You will need to overlap the pieces of wood slightly.
- [intransitive, transitive] overlap (something) if two events overlap or overlap each other, the second one starts before the first one has finished
- [intransitive, transitive] to cover part of the same area of interest, knowledge, responsibility, etc.
- Our jobs overlap slightly, which sometimes causes difficulties.
- overlap something The language of science overlaps with that of everyday life.
- overlap something The themes of this novel overlap those explored by other writers of the period.
Extra Examples- The two categories overlap to some extent.
- a world which overlaps with the newspaper world
- terms which overlap slightly in meaning
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- partially
- partly
- …
- in
- with