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o·ver·top
(ō′vər-tŏp′)tr.v. o·ver·topped, o·ver·top·ping, o·ver·tops
1. To extend or rise over or beyond the top of; tower above.
2. To take precedence over; override: "Religion overtopped the common affairs of life" (Albert C. Baugh).
3. To be greater or better than; surpass.
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overtop
(ˌəʊvəˈtɒp)vb (tr) , -tops, -topping or -topped
1. to exceed in height
2. to surpass; excel
3. to rise over the top of
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o•ver•top
(ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp)v.t. -topped, -top•ping.
1. to rise above the top of.
2. to rise above in authority.
3. to surpass or excel.
[1555–65]
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overtop
Past participle: overtopped
Gerund: overtopping
| Imperative |
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| overtop |
| overtop |
| Present |
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| I overtop |
| you overtop |
| he/she/it overtops |
| we overtop |
| you overtop |
| they overtop |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overtopped |
| you overtopped |
| he/she/it overtopped |
| we overtopped |
| you overtopped |
| they overtopped |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overtopping |
| you are overtopping |
| he/she/it is overtopping |
| we are overtopping |
| you are overtopping |
| they are overtopping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overtopped |
| you have overtopped |
| he/she/it has overtopped |
| we have overtopped |
| you have overtopped |
| they have overtopped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overtopping |
| you were overtopping |
| he/she/it was overtopping |
| we were overtopping |
| you were overtopping |
| they were overtopping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overtopped |
| you had overtopped |
| he/she/it had overtopped |
| we had overtopped |
| you had overtopped |
| they had overtopped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will overtop |
| you will overtop |
| he/she/it will overtop |
| we will overtop |
| you will overtop |
| they will overtop |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overtopped |
| you will have overtopped |
| he/she/it will have overtopped |
| we will have overtopped |
| you will have overtopped |
| they will have overtopped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overtopping |
| you will be overtopping |
| he/she/it will be overtopping |
| we will be overtopping |
| you will be overtopping |
| they will be overtopping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been overtopping |
| you have been overtopping |
| he/she/it has been overtopping |
| we have been overtopping |
| you have been overtopping |
| they have been overtopping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overtopping |
| you will have been overtopping |
| he/she/it will have been overtopping |
| we will have been overtopping |
| you will have been overtopping |
| they will have been overtopping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overtopping |
| you had been overtopping |
| he/she/it had been overtopping |
| we had been overtopping |
| you had been overtopping |
| they had been overtopping |
| Conditional |
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| I would overtop |
| you would overtop |
| he/she/it would overtop |
| we would overtop |
| you would overtop |
| they would overtop |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overtopped |
| you would have overtopped |
| he/she/it would have overtopped |
| we would have overtopped |
| you would have overtopped |
| they would have overtopped |
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Verb 1. overtop - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
dwarf, overshadow, shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
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