overflown

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A form of overfly — To fly over something.

OriginEnglish flown ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

overflown1

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of overfly

overflown2

verb
  1. participlepastproscribedsometimespast participle of overflow

Origin

overflown · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishflown
  8. Englishoverflown

From over- + flown.

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overflown · verb

  1. Old Englishoferflōwen
  2. Middle Englishoverflowen
  3. Englishoverflown

From Middle English overflowen (past participle of overflowen besides rare overflowed), from Old English oferflōwen (past participle of oferflōwan).

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APA

overflown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflown

MLA

“overflown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overflown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflown.

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