overbear
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o·ver·bear
(ō′vər-bâr′)tr.v. o·ver·bore (-bôr′), o·ver·borne (-bôrn′), o·ver·bear·ing, o·ver·bears
1. To press down on or overwhelm with physical force: "She could feel their impatience like a lethal wave overbearing her hunched shoulders, poised to come crashing down" (John Trenhaile).
2. To dominate or overcome: "He was an old man now, overborne with anxiety of late, and his tears fell" (Charles Dickens).
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overbear
(ˌəʊvəˈbɛə)vb, -bears, -bearing, -bore or -borne
1. (tr) to dominate or overcome: to overbear objections.
2. (tr) to press or bear down with weight or physical force
3. (Biology) to produce or bear (fruit, progeny, etc) excessively
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o•ver•bear
(ˌoʊ vərˈbɛər)v. -bore, -borne, -bear•ing. v.t.
1. to overwhelm by weight or force.
2. to prevail over; overrule.
3. to dominate.
v.i. 4. to produce fruit or progeny so abundantly as to impair the health.
[1525–35]
o`ver•bear′er, n.
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overbear
Past participle: overborne
Gerund: overbearing
| Imperative |
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| overbear |
| overbear |
| Present |
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| I overbear |
| you overbear |
| he/she/it overbears |
| we overbear |
| you overbear |
| they overbear |
| Preterite |
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| I overbore |
| you overbore |
| he/she/it overbore |
| we overbore |
| you overbore |
| they overbore |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overbearing |
| you are overbearing |
| he/she/it is overbearing |
| we are overbearing |
| you are overbearing |
| they are overbearing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overborne |
| you have overborne |
| he/she/it has overborne |
| we have overborne |
| you have overborne |
| they have overborne |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overbearing |
| you were overbearing |
| he/she/it was overbearing |
| we were overbearing |
| you were overbearing |
| they were overbearing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overborne |
| you had overborne |
| he/she/it had overborne |
| we had overborne |
| you had overborne |
| they had overborne |
| Future |
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| I will overbear |
| you will overbear |
| he/she/it will overbear |
| we will overbear |
| you will overbear |
| they will overbear |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overborne |
| you will have overborne |
| he/she/it will have overborne |
| we will have overborne |
| you will have overborne |
| they will have overborne |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overbearing |
| you will be overbearing |
| he/she/it will be overbearing |
| we will be overbearing |
| you will be overbearing |
| they will be overbearing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overbearing |
| you have been overbearing |
| he/she/it has been overbearing |
| we have been overbearing |
| you have been overbearing |
| they have been overbearing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overbearing |
| you will have been overbearing |
| he/she/it will have been overbearing |
| we will have been overbearing |
| you will have been overbearing |
| they will have been overbearing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overbearing |
| you had been overbearing |
| he/she/it had been overbearing |
| we had been overbearing |
| you had been overbearing |
| they had been overbearing |
| Conditional |
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| I would overbear |
| you would overbear |
| he/she/it would overbear |
| we would overbear |
| you would overbear |
| they would overbear |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overborne |
| you would have overborne |
| he/she/it would have overborne |
| we would have overborne |
| you would have overborne |
| they would have overborne |
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Verb 1. overbear - overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
dominate - be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"
2. overbear - bear too much
3. [画像:overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery]overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
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