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overlappingcovering part of the same area or having something in common

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: covering part of the same area or having something in common

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌoʊvərˈlæpɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 겹치는, 중복되는

Korean pronunciation: 오버**랩**핑

Example Sentences

  • My pizza slice and my friend's slice are overlapping - now it looks like we're sharing a super cheesy bite!
  • The overlapping work shifts caused confusion about who was responsible for cleaning.
  • Our overlapping hobbies include collecting rubber ducks and judging people's parking skills.

overlapping

ADJECTIVE

//ˌoʊvərˈlæpɪŋ//

covering part of the same area or having something in common

overlapping concept
💡 Concept

The two circles have an overlapping area in the middle.

overlapping mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

The employees had overlapping responsibilities. (OVER + LAPPING = OVERLAPPING → partly covering the same space or time)

overlapping rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The overlapping routes shared the same path for a while.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌoʊvərˈlæpɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌəʊvəˈlæpɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixover--
Rootlap
Suffix--ing

Origin

over(위에) + lap(감싸다, 덮다) + ing의 조합으로, 무언가가 다른 것 위에 덮여서 겹치는 상태를 표현합니다.

🎵Rhyme

wrappingtappingmappingsnapping
wrapping
tapping
mapping
snapping

🔗Collocations

overlapping interests
overlapping responsibilities
overlapping schedules
overlapping areas
overlapping circles
overlapping periods

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My pizza slice and my friend's slice are overlapping - now it looks like we're sharing a super cheesy bite!

The overlapping work shifts caused confusion about who was responsible for cleaning.

😄 Fun example

Our overlapping hobbies include collecting rubber ducks and judging people's parking skills.

😄 Fun example

The Venn diagram shows overlapping characteristics between cats and teenagers: both sleep all day and ignore you.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

intersectingcoincidingconcurrentsimultaneousparallel

Antonyms

separatedistinctnon-overlapping

Related

overlapintersectionconvergencemergecoincide

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