Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overfly

/ˌoʊvɚflˈaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: over-fly
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚflˈaɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fly over something.

verb

To fly too far past something.

Example Sentences

"My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon."
"In the canopy, friendly birds (not the desperate, demented scavengers that sometimes overflew the plains) chirped and laboured on their nests."
"The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English fly English overfly From over- + fly.

Inflected Forms

overflies (present, singular) overflying (participle, present) overflew (past) overflown (participle, past)

Derived Forms

overflier

Frequently Paired Words

flyover overflight

Synonyms

pass over

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce overfly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚflˈaɪ/.
What does overfly mean?: To fly over something.
Where does overfly come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English fly English overfly From over- + fly.

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