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OVERARCH
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they overarch ... he / she / it overarches
Past simple: overarched
Past participle: overarched
-ing form: overarching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Form an arch over
Example:
Big rocks overarch the stream
Synonyms:
arch over; overarch
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be central or dominant
Example:
This scene overarches the entire first act
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "overarch" is one way to...):
dominate; predominate; prevail; reign; rule (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
