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)
spillflood
The plural of the word overflow
overflows
How the word overflow is said around the world
| French | débordement (day-bawr-duh-MAHN) |
| Spanish | rebosar (ray-voh-SAHR) |
| Mandarin | 溢出 (yee choo) |
| Hindi | अतिप्रवाह (u-tip-ruh-VAH) |
| Arabic | فيضان (FAH-yah-dahn) |
| Russian | переполнение (pyee-ryee-pul-NYAY-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | transbordamento (truhnngz-boo-ruh-duh-MAYNG-tuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | transbordamento (truhnngz-boh-ruh-da-MAYNG-tuu) |
| Japanese | オーバーフロー (ohbahfuroh) |
| German | Überlauf (ew-bur-LOWF) |
| Urdu | بہاؤ (buh-AH-oh) |
| Punjabi | ਓਵਰਫਲੋ (OH-vuh-ruh-puh-loh) |
| Korean | 과다 (GWAH-dah) |
| Hebrew | גְלִישָׁה (GLEEY-shah) |
| Greek | ξεχείλισμα (ksay-HYEE-lees-mah) |
| Dutch | overloop (oh-vuhr-LOHP) |
| Tagalog | pag-apaw (PAH-gah-pow) |
| Vietnamese | tràn (chahn) |
| Turkish | taşma (TAHSH-mah) |
| Persian | سرریز شدن (SAHR-reez SHOH-dahn) |
| Polish | przelewowy (pshe-le-VAW-vi) |
| Ukrainian | переповнення (pe-ri-POHV-nen-nyah) |
| Bengali | উপচে পড়া (OO-paw-chay pawr) |
| Swedish | svämma över (SVE-mah ER-vuhr) |
| Italian | troppo pieno (TRAW-poh PYE-noh) |
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