overflow
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The meaning (definition) of the word overflow
to spill over the top edge of a container
The word overflow used in a sentence
“The bathtub will overflow if we don't turn off the water.”
Words that mean the same as overflow (synonyms)
spill
How the word overflow is said around the world
| French | déborder (day-bor-DAY) |
| Spanish | rebosar (ray-voh-SAHR) |
| Mandarin | 溢出 (yee choo) |
| Hindi | उफन जाना (oo-PHUN JAH-nah) |
| Arabic | فيضان (FAH-yah-dahn) |
| Russian | переполниться (pee-ree-POHL-neet-syah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | transbordar (truhnzh-boor-DAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | transbordar (trahnz-bohr-DAHR) |
| Japanese | 溢れる (ah-FU-reh-ru) |
| German | überlaufen (EW-bur-low-fun) |
| Urdu | چھلکنا (CHHUL-uk-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਓਵਰਫਲੋ (OH-vuh-ruh-puh-loh) |
| Korean | 넘치다 (num-CHEE-dah) |
| Hebrew | לַעֲלוֹת עַל גְּדוֹתָיו (lah-ah-LOHT al g'doh-TAHV) |
| Greek | ξεχειλίζω (kseh-khee-LEE-zoh) |
| Dutch | overlopen (OH-vuhr-loh-puhn) |
| Tagalog | pag-apaw (PAH-gah-pow) |
| Vietnamese | tràn (chahn) |
| Turkish | taşmak (tahsh-MAHK) |
| Persian | سرریز شدن (SAHR-reez SHOH-dahn) |
| Polish | przelewać się (psheh-LEH-vahch sheh) |
| Ukrainian | переливатися через край (peh-reh-lee-VAH-tee-syah CHEH-rez krai) |
| Bengali | উপচে পড়া (OO-paw-chay pawr) |
| Swedish | svämma över (SVE-mah ER-vuhr) |
| Italian | traboccare (trah-boh-KAH-ray) |
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