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overlie
o·ver·lie O0186000 (ō′vər-lī′)tr.v. o·ver·lay (-lā′), o·ver·lain (-lān′), o·ver·ly·ing, o·ver·lies 1. To lie over or on.2. To suffocate (a baby, for example) by accidentally lying on top of it.overlie (ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ) vb (tr) , -lies, -lying, -lay or -lain1. to lie or rest upon. Compare overlay2. (Zoology) to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon ito•ver•lie (ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪ)
v.t. -lay, -lain, -ly•ing. 1. to lie over or on, as a covering or stratum. 2. to smother by lying upon it. [1125–75] overlie
Past participle: overlain
Gerund: overlying
| Present |
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| I overlie | | you overlie | | he/she/it overlies | | we overlie | | you overlie | | they overlie |
| Preterite |
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| I overlay | | you overlay | | he/she/it overlay | | we overlay | | you overlay | | they overlay |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overlying | | you are overlying | | he/she/it is overlying | | we are overlying | | you are overlying | | they are overlying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overlain | | you have overlain | | he/she/it has overlain | | we have overlain | | you have overlain | | they have overlain |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overlying | | you were overlying | | he/she/it was overlying | | we were overlying | | you were overlying | | they were overlying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overlain | | you had overlain | | he/she/it had overlain | | we had overlain | | you had overlain | | they had overlain |
| Future |
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| I will overlie | | you will overlie | | he/she/it will overlie | | we will overlie | | you will overlie | | they will overlie |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overlain | | you will have overlain | | he/she/it will have overlain | | we will have overlain | | you will have overlain | | they will have overlain |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overlying | | you will be overlying | | he/she/it will be overlying | | we will be overlying | | you will be overlying | | they will be overlying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overlying | | you have been overlying | | he/she/it has been overlying | | we have been overlying | | you have been overlying | | they have been overlying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overlying | | you will have been overlying | | he/she/it will have been overlying | | we will have been overlying | | you will have been overlying | | they will have been overlying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overlying | | you had been overlying | | he/she/it had been overlying | | we had been overlying | | you had been overlying | | they had been overlying |
| Conditional |
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| I would overlie | | you would overlie | | he/she/it would overlie | | we would overlie | | you would overlie | | they would overlie |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overlain | | you would have overlain | | he/she/it would have overlain | | we would have overlain | | you would have overlain | | they would have overlain |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | overlie - lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" | | 2. | overlie - kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"overlaykill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeoverlayoverlie
Synonyms for overlieverb lie uponRelated Wordsverb kill by lying onSynonymsRelated Words |