Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overleave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-leave
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave (something) over; cause to remain or be left.

Transitive verb

verb

To remain; be left over.

Intransitive verb

noun

A leave which exceeds the approved or prescribed amount of time.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And of such force was this verity, so fresh and recent in men's memory, that amongst so many enemies of his, that lay in wait to overleave him with lies, no one was thenceforth found who could refell [deny] these words of Campion."
"[...] Absence without leave (including overleave and desertion)."
"“Didn't you threaten to bobtail one of your sergeants for being drunk and overleave in Shanghai last week?"

Etymology

From Middle English overleven, from Old English oferlǣfan (“to leave over; be left over, remain”), equivalent to over- + leave.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overleven, oferlǣfan

Usage

Inflected Forms

overleaves (present, singular) overleaving (participle, present) overleft (participle, past) overleft (past)

Derived Forms

overleft

Questions

What does overleave mean?: To leave (something) over; cause to remain or be left.
Where does overleave come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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