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Dictionary: o·ver·top   (ō'vər-tŏp') pronunciation

tr.v., -topped, -top·ping, -tops.
  1. To extend or rise over or beyond the top of; tower above.
  2. To take precedence over; override: "Religion overtopped the common affairs of life" (Albert C. Baugh).
  3. To be greater or better than; surpass.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: look down on
  Synonyms: dominate, command, overlook


Translations: Overtop
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rage op over, overgå, besejre
adv., -
prep., -
prep. - over

Nederlands (Dutch)
overtreffen, zich verheffen boven

Français (French)
v. tr. - dominer, dépasser, être supérieur à, avoir plus d'importance que
adv. - au-dessus de, supérieur à
prep. - au-dessus de

Deutsch (German)
v. - übertreffen
adv. - überholt
prep. - höher oder besser als

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υψώνομαι πάνω από, ξεπερνώ (σε ύψος), δεσπόζω, υπερέχω
n. - ρούχο που φοριέται από πάνω

Italiano (Italian)
sovrastare, eclissare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sobrelevar, pairar acima de, desprezar

Русский (Russian)
возвышаться над, выше по качеству

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobresalir entre, descollar entre
adv. - en forma sobresaliente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - höja sig över, överträffa, vara överlägsen, sätta sig över
n. - överträffande, åsidosättande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
高于, 超出, 凌驾, 超出地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 高於, 超出, 凌駕
adv. - 超出地
prep. - 超出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 위에 높이 솟다
adv. - ~을 능가하여
prep. - 능가하는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 上に高くそびえる, …にまさる
adv. - 頭上に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعلو (الاسم) الأفضل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התרומם מעל, היה טוב מ-, עלה על‬
adv. - ‮ממוקם מעל‬
prep. - ‮מעל‬


 
 
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