Past tense of overflow

Forms of overflow

Less standard forms: overflown (proscribed).

Overflowed in a sentence

• The river overflowed the levee into the road.
• Mill Creek which flows into the Platte River at Louisville, Nebr., overflowed its banks from the heavy rain.1965 January 1, “General Summary of River and Flood Conditions-Continued”, in Climatological Data: National Summary, volume 16, number 1...
• When the bath overflowed, the downstairs lights fused, so we need a torch.From the entry fuse
• The whole town was flooded as the river overflowed its banks.1987 November 5, Linda Phillips, “Typhoon blasts Taiwan; churches are damaged”, in The Baptist Record, Mississippi Baptist Convention…. From the entry Hsichih
• But the hastily constructed structure could not contain the floodwater, which overflowed the banks every year, forcing local residents to make annual repairs.1994, “War and Rural Mobilization: The Rivereast Floodplain”, in Mobilizing the Masses: Building Revolution in Henan, Stanford, CA…. From the entry Shenqiu

Meaning of overflow

1. noun The spillage resultant from overflowing.
2. noun An outlet for escape of excess material.
3. noun Excess, superabundance.

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Questions about the past tense of overflow

What is the past tense of overflow?

The past tense of overflow is overflowed.

What is the past participle of overflow?

The past participle of overflow is overflowed.

Is overflow a regular or irregular verb?

Overflow is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Is overflown correct?

overflown is marked proscribed in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of overflow is overflowed.