overlap

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ See IPA manual

Freq #22742

Meanings

1

verb
To partly cover the same area, time, or subject as something else.

My holiday overlaps with hers by two days.
2

verb
To extend over and partly cover something.

The roof tiles overlap to keep out the rain.
3

noun
An area or amount that two or more things share in common.

There was a lot of overlap between the two reports.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · an area or amount that two... intersection

Word family

Forms overlappedoverlappingoverlaps

Derived forms nonoverlapnonoverlappedoverlappableoverlapper

Related forms co-occurrencecoexist coexistence coincide coincidencecoinstantiatecoinstantiationintersect intersection override

Etymology

From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# overlap

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/
**Frequency rank:** 22742

## Meanings
1. To partly cover the same area, time, or subject as something else.
2. To extend over and partly cover something.
3. An area or amount that two or more things share in common.

## Examples
- My holiday overlaps with hers by two days.
- The roof tiles overlap to keep out the rain.
- There was a lot of overlap between the two reports.

## Derived Forms
- nonoverlap
- nonoverlapped
- overlappable
- overlapper

## Related Forms
- co-occurrence
- coexist
- coexistence
- coincide
- coincidence
- coinstantiate
- coinstantiation
- intersect
- intersection
- override

## Etymology
From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap.

## AI Etymology
Overlap comes from over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap. Modern senses include to partly cover the same area, time, or subject as something else and to extend over and partly cover something. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonoverlap, nonoverlapped, overlappable, and overlapper and related forms such as co-occurrence, coexist, coexistence, and coincide.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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