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to overlap
01
to extend across and cover a part of something else
Intransitive
Examples
The two rugs overlap in the center of the room.
02
to happen or occur at the same time as something else
Intransitive: to overlap | to overlap with sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
overlap
3rd person singular
overlaps
Present participle
overlapping
Past simple
overlapped
Past participle
overlapped
Examples
Their work shifts overlap for two hours each day.
Overlap
01
a part that extends over another, creating a layer that partially covers or reinforces it
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
overlaps
Examples
The overlap of the roof panels ensured the house stayed waterproof.
02
the property of partial coincidence in time
03
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
Lexical Tree
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