overarch

[ oh-ver-ahrch ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈɑrtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to span with or like an arch: A new bridge overarches the river.

verb (used without object)

to form an arch over something: a cerulean sky overarching in the early twilight.

Origin of overarch

First recorded in 1660–70; over- + arch¹

Words nearby overarch

over and above, over and done with, over and over, overanxious, overanxious disorder, overarch, overarching, overarm, overattentive, overawe, overbalance

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Example sentences from the Web for overarch

How abstract would be anything common to all times and places, how terrible a mocking truth that should overarch them for ever!
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
The scene from which he looked down,—was it the mere upper chamber of Juda, or did it overarch the human world?
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
Wonderful, too, are the Palms that overarch the driveway, and beautiful the gardens and panorama beyond.
Beautiful Gardens in America|Louise Shelton
"To thee—and to thy seed:" these words span the gulf of two thousand years, and overarch the Mosaic dispensation.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for overarch

overarch

/ (ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃ) /

verb

(tr) to form an arch over

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单词	overarch
释义	overarch [ oh-ver-ahrch ] / ˌoʊ vərˈɑrtʃ / verb (used with object) to span with or like an arch: A new bridge overarches the river. verb (used without object) to form an arch over something: a cerulean sky overarching in the early twilight. Origin of overarch First recorded in 1660–70; over- + arch¹ Words nearby overarch over and above, over and done with, over and over, overanxious, overanxious disorder, overarch, overarching, overarm, overattentive, overawe, overbalance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overarch How abstract would be anything common to all times and places, how terrible a mocking truth that should overarch them for ever! Soliloquies in England\|George Santayana The scene from which he looked down,—was it the mere upper chamber of Juda, or did it overarch the human world? Studies of Christianity\|James Martineau Wonderful, too, are the Palms that overarch the driveway, and beautiful the gardens and panorama beyond. Beautiful Gardens in America\|Louise Shelton "To thee—and to thy seed:" these words span the gulf of two thousand years, and overarch the Mosaic dispensation. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians\|G. G. Findlay British Dictionary definitions for overarch overarch / (ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃ) / verb (tr) to form an arch over Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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