Plural of overlap
regular plural
The plural of overlap is overlaps.
Forms of overlap
| Singular | overlap /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | overlaps |
| Countable | countable |
Overlaps in a sentence
- The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians).
- We offer Saturday classes for non-trads and anyone whose work schedule overlaps with our weekday classes.From the entry non-trad
- The valley marks the exact location where the latter overlaps the former.2022 February 16, Stephanie Chiang, “Magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolts east Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 15 Apr…. From the entry Huadong Valley
- The forward margin of each dorsolateral phyllidium overlaps the rear margin of the adjacent phyllidium.1982, Arthur Cronquist, Basic Botany, page 278. From the entry phyllidium
- The pFRG partially overlaps in the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), which was originally identified in adult cats and rats.2015 July 6, “A Phox2b BAC Transgenic Rat Line Useful for Understanding Respiratory Rhythm Generator Neural Circuitry”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry retrotrapezoid
Meaning of overlap
- verb To extend over and partly cover something.
- verb To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
- verb To have an area, range, character or function in common.
Questions about the plural of overlap
- What is the plural of overlap?
- The plural of overlap is overlaps.
- Is overlap countable?
- Overlap is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overlap (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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