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overflies

overflies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overfly.

Meaning of overfly

Verb

overfly (third-person singular simple present overflies, present participle overflying, simple past overflew, past participle overflown)

  1. To fly over something.
    • My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
  2. To fly too far past something.
    • The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.

Questions about overflies

What is overflies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overflies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overfly.

Words near overflies in the dictionary

  1. overflew
  2. overflexed
  3. overflexion
  4. overflier
  5. overfliers
  6. overflies
  7. overflight
  8. overflights
  9. overfloat
  10. overfloated
  11. overfloating

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