overlap B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · an area or amount that two... intersection Word family Forms overlappedoverlappingoverlaps Derived forms nonoverlapnonoverlappedoverlappableoverlapper Related forms co-occurrencecoexistcoexistencecoincidecoincidencecoinstantiatecoinstantiationintersectintersectionoverride Etymology AI details From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity markdown