OVERARCHING

Meaning of OVERARCHING in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ ō -v ə r- ' är-chi ŋ

Function: adjective

Date: 1720

1 : forming an arch overhead

2 : dominating or embracing all else < overarching goals>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

OVERARCHING — adjective Date: 1720 forming an arch overhead, dominating or embracing all else
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERARCHING — adjective 1. : forming an arch overhead the overarching sky 2. : subordinating or encompassing all else : all-important , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERARCHING — /oh'veuhr ahr"ching/ , adj. 1. forming an arch above: great trees with overarching branches. 2. encompassing or overshadowing everything: The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERARCHING — adjective Date: 1720 1. : forming an arch overhead 2. : dominating or embracing all else overarching goals
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVERARCHING — adjective all-embracing. → overarch
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVERARCHING — [over.arch.ing] adj (1720) 1: forming an arch overhead 2: dominating or embracing all else "~ goals"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVERARCHING — / ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈɑːrtʃɪŋ/ adjective [ usually before noun ] ( formal ) very important, because it includes or influences …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERARCHING — o ‧ ver ‧ arch ‧ ing /ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] including or influencing every …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERARCHING — You use overarching to indicate that you are talking about something that includes or affects everything or everyone. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERARCHING — You use ~ to indicate that you are talking about something that includes or affects everything or everyone. (FORMAL) The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVERARCHING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Productivity and efficiency are overarching concerns at the factory. ▪ the overarching sky EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERARCHING — [adjective] [before noun] [formal] - most important, because reaching into or including all other areasThe company has abandoned the idea …
Cambridge English vocab
OVERARCHING — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OVERARCHING — adj. Overarching is used with these nouns: ↑ theme
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVERARCHING — Перекрытия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OVERARCHING — Перекрытие
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OVERARCHING — a 1. образующий свод или арку the overarching sky - небесный свод an overarching bower - сводчатая беседка 2. всеохватывающий; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OVERARCHING — (n) образующий свод
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OVERARCHING — (a) всеобъемлющий; всеохватывающий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OVERARCHING — a 1. образующий свод или арку the ~ sky - небесный свод an ~ bower - сводчатая беседка 2. всеохватывающий; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OVERARCHING — a 1. образующий свод или арку the overarching sky - небесный свод an overarching bower - сводчатая беседка 2. всеохватывающий; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NOSTRATIC HYPOTHESIS — Proposal of an overarching northern Eurasian language family, still of uncertain validity. Holger Pedersen was the first to suggest that …
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BUD — I. ˈbəd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English budde; akin to Old English budda beetle, Dutch bot bud, Middle …
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UNBURDENED — “+ adjective Etymology: un- (I) + burdened, past participle of burden : not burdened : having no weight or load …
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SIMPLE PIT — noun : a plant cell pit lacking a prominent overarching margin — compare bordered pit
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PIT CHAMBER — noun Etymology: pit (I) : the part of the pit cavity of a bordered pit enclosed by the overarching extension …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERARCH — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. : to form an arch over dense masses overarching the stream — John Muir †1914 2. …
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JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun ( plural jack-in-the-pulpits or jacks-in-the-pulpit ) 1. : any of several plants of the genus Arisaema ; especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERARCH — /oh'veuhr ahrch"/ , v.t. 1. to span with or like an arch: A new bridge overarches the river. v.i. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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DEBIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a debit card ( also check card American English ) (= one you use …
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