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Overshadow

verb/ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊ/
Definition
be greater in significance than
make appear small by comparison
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌəʊvəʃˈadəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌəʊvəʃˈadəʊ/
4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbe greater in significance than
“the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
verbmake appear small by comparison
“This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
verbcast a shadow upon
“The tall tree overshadowed the house”
Word Forms
shadownouna dominating and pervasive presence
dwarfnouna person who is markedly small
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
überschatten
von größerer Bedeutung sein als
🇫🇷French
éclipser
être plus important que
🇪🇸Spanish
eclipsar
ser mayor en importancia que
🇮🇹Italian
oscurare
avere un significato maggiore di
🇳🇱Dutch
overschaduwen
groter in betekenis zijn dan
🇵🇹Portuguese
ofuscar
ser maior em importância do que
🇷🇺Russian
затмевать
быть более значительным по значимости, чем
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छाया में रखना
से महत्व में अधिक हो
🇧🇩Bengali
ছায়া
থেকে তাত্পর্য বড় হতে
🇮🇳Tamil
நிழல்
விட முக்கியத்துவத்தில் பெரியதாக இருக்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
నీడ
కంటే గొప్పగా ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
सावली
पेक्षा जास्त महत्त्व असणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પડછાયો
કરતાં મહત્વમાં વધુ બનો
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೆರಳು
ಗಿಂತ ಮಹತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിഴൽ
പ്രാധാന്യത്തിൽ വലുതായിരിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰਛਾਵਾਂ
ਨਾਲੋਂ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سایہ
سے زیادہ اہمیت کے حامل ہوں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
遮盖
意义大于
🇯🇵Japanese
影を落とす
~よりも重要である
🇰🇷Korean
그림자를 드리우다
것보다 중요성이 더 크다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm lu mờ
có ý nghĩa lớn hơn
🇹🇭Thai
บดบัง
มีนัยสำคัญมากกว่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
menaungi
menjadi lebih penting daripada
🇵🇭Filipino
natatabunan
maging mas malaki sa kahalagahan kaysa
🇲🇾Malay
membayangi
menjadi lebih penting daripada
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يطغى
تكون أعظم أهمية من
🇮🇷Persian
تحت الشعاع قرار دادن
از نظر اهمیت بیشتر از
🇹🇷Turkish
gölgede bırakmak
önem bakımından daha büyük olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַאֲפִּיל
להיות גדול יותר במשמעות מאשר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'overshadow'?
The primary meaning of 'overshadow' is 'be greater in significance than'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'overshadow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'overshadow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'overshadow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'overshadow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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