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overarch

overarch verb: to form an arch over something.

Verb

overarch (third-person singular simple present overarches, present participle overarching, simple past and past participle overarched)

  1. To form an arch over something.

Forms of overarch

third-person singular presentoverarches
present participleoverarching
past participleoverarched
pastoverarched

Origin of overarch

From over- + arch.

Questions about overarch

What does overarch mean?
Overarch means to form an arch over something.
What part of speech is overarch?
Overarch is a verb.
What is the past tense of overarch?
The past tense of overarch is overarched.

Words near overarch in the dictionary

  1. overapproximates
  2. overapproximating
  3. overapproximation
  4. overapproximations
  5. overapt
  6. overarch
  7. overarched
  8. overarcher
  9. overarches
  10. overarching
  11. overarchingly

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