overlie
Syllables: over·lie/ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/
overlie verb: to lie over or upon.
Verb
overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain)
overlie meaning in Bengali
overlie in Bengali
- উপরে শুয়ে থাকা, অবস্থিত হওয়া
Examples of overlie in a sentence
- The eponychium overlies and protects the proximal portion of the nail and the germinal matrix.
- The gypsa are overlying conductive rocks which could correspond to a flysch formation with prevailing pelitic fraction.
- In the Beishan Mts., the Jinta Formation is unconformably overlain by the Fangshankou Group.
Forms of overlie
| third-person singular present | overlies |
|---|---|
| present participle | overlying |
| past | overlay |
| past participle | overlain |
Origin of overlie
From Middle English overlien, overliggen, equivalent to over- + lie (“to be reclined”). Compare West Frisian oerlizze, German überliegen, Danish overligge, Swedish överligga, Norwegian overligge.
Words that rhyme with overlie
Questions about overlie
- What does overlie mean?
- Overlie means to lie over or upon.
- What is overlie in Bengali?
- Overlie in Bengali is উপরে শুয়ে থাকা, অবস্থিত হওয়া. See Overlie meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is overlie?
- Overlie is a verb.
- How do you pronounce overlie?
- Overlie is pronounced /ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of overlie?
- The past tense of overlie is overlay.
Words near overlie in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: overlie (page history and authors); overlie (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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