overlap
verb (used with object)
to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
overlapped
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past participleof overlap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof overlap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
overlapverb (used with object)to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
Example Sentences
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Some vocational qualifications that overlapped with T-levels have had funding withdrawn, while others continue to be funded following a government review.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Paxson is the longest-serving Ivy League president, and her tenure has overlapped with one of higher education’s most volatile periods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The roles overlapped, but Robb and the mayor’s office insisted there was a firewall between Robb and the mayor regarding the Lineage fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The tertulias at Alemana became the space where artists, journalists, and drunks overlapped freely.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Like most boats of the North and the Reaches she was clinker-built, with planks overlapped and clenched one upon the other for strength in the high seas; every part of her was sturdy and well-made.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
