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单词 overpasses
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overpass

1 of 2

verb

over·​pass ˌō-vər-ˈpas How to pronounce overpass (audio)
overpassed; overpassing; overpasses

transitive verb

1
: to pass across, over, or beyond : cross
also : surpass
2
: transgress
3
: disregard, ignore

overpass

2 of 2

noun

over·​pass ˈō-vər-ˌpas How to pronounce overpass (audio)
: a crossing of two highways or of a highway and pedestrian path or railroad at different levels where clearance to traffic on the lower level is obtained by elevating the higher level
also : the upper level of such a crossing

Synonyms

Verb

  • blink (at)
  • brush (aside or off)
  • condone
  • discount
  • disregard
  • excuse
  • forgive
  • gloss (over)
  • gloze (over)
  • ignore
  • overlook
  • paper over
  • pardon
  • pass over
  • remit
  • shrug off
  • whitewash
  • wink (at)
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Example Sentences

Verb to keep peace in the family, he was forced to overpass his in-laws' frequent put-downs a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story Noun Boys stood beneath the highway overpass. Traffic was stalled on the overpass.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Sometimes, Radulov has the propensity to overpass the puck, particularly on the rush. Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020 The Clearview Parkway and Cleary Avenue overpasses at I-10 are closed. Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2018 The Clearview Parkway and Cleary Avenue overpasses at I-10 are closed. Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2018
Noun
The 41-year-old has slept under an Atlanta highway overpass over the past six months, near colorful tents of other people who have nowhere else to go. Katherine Landergan, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 The public was advised to avoid the area at 1300 Bryant St. near the intersection with Division Street close to the Highway 101 overpass. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2022 The closure will allow a TxDOT contractor to make crucial repairs to an overpass along the span of the closure. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 10 June 2022 Hundreds of locals gathered in the shadow of the Channel Street overpass on a recent Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Reuther becomes famous Shortly before 2 p.m., Reuther, UAW Vice President Richard Frankensteen, Robert Kanter and J.J. Kennedy posed on top of the overpass for the photo. Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2022 Those assessments continued on Thursday and forced a full closure of the overpass once more around noon. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2022 A few dozen onlookers climbed up the concrete embankment of the overpass to snap photos. New York Times, 2 May 2022 William Welch, 52, of North Little Rock, was pronounced dead at the scene at 5401 Baucum Pike, about 3 1/4 miles east of the Broadway overpass on Interstate 30 in North Little Rock. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

overpass

noun

over·​pass ˈō-vər-ˌpas How to pronounce overpass (audio)
1
: a crossing (as of two highways or a highway and a railroad) at different levels usually by means of a bridge
2
: the upper level of an overpass

overpasses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of overpass
1
as in overlooks
to dismiss as of little importance to keep peace in the family, he was forced to overpass his in-laws' frequent put-downs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • overlooks
  • ignores
  • pardons
  • forgives
  • excuses
  • justifies
  • discounts
  • papers over
  • passes over
  • explains
  • disregards
  • shrugs off
  • condones
  • forgives and forgets
  • whitewashes
  • blinks (at)
  • brushes (aside or off)
  • glosses (over)
  • winks (at)
  • remits
  • glozes (over)
  • rationalizes
  • closes one's eyes to
  • exculpates
  • exonerates
  • acquits
  • waives
  • absolves
  • vindicates
  • waves (aside or off)
  • clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • objects (to)
  • minds
  • marks
  • notes
  • heeds
2
as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exceeds
  • surpasses
  • overruns
  • outreaches
  • overshoots
  • transcends
  • outruns
  • overreaches
  • oversteps
  • breaks
  • trespasses
  • encroaches
  • invades
  • intrenches
  • overuses
  • overdoes
  • entrenches
  • infringes
  • overworks
  • overutilizes
3
as in ignores
to fail to give proper attention to army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ignores
  • bypasses
  • overlooks
  • forgets
  • passes over
  • neglects
  • disregards
  • misses
  • slights
  • slurs (over)
  • rejects
  • fails
  • omits
  • disdains
  • shrugs off
  • scorns
  • scants
  • brushes (aside or off)
  • skimps
  • sloughs (off)
  • poohs
  • sluffs (off)
  • pooh-poohs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tends (to)
  • attends (to)
  • treasures
  • minds
  • values
  • prizes
  • regards
  • nurses
  • fosters
  • appreciates
  • listens (to)
  • heeds
  • cultivates
  • watches
  • marks
  • remembers
  • cherishes
  • remarks
  • notices
  • nurtures
  • notes
  • follows
  • observes
  • pampers
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overpasses

2 of 2

noun

plural of overpass
as in underpasses

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • underpasses
  • interchanges
  • cloverleafs
  • intersections
  • crossings
  • junctions
  • corners
  • cloverleaves
  • crossways
  • crossroads
  • roundabouts
  • rotaries
  • carrefours
  • traffic circles
  • circles
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