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# overlapping

adjective (overlapping); verb form (-ing of overlap: overlap, overlaps, overlapped, overlapping)

«overlapping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Overlapping means covering part of something else, so two things lie partly over each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#m1)
2. Overlapping ideas or times share some part in common. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, overlapping circles in a Venn diagram show things that belong to both groups; the overlap is the middle part. In science, fish scales and roof tiles are overlapping to keep water out. In timetables, overlapping events happen at the same time. Phrases: "overlapping circles", "overlapping times".

### Examples

- Draw two overlapping circles for a Venn diagram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#x1)
- Roof tiles are overlapping so rain runs off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#x2)
- The fish has overlapping scales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#x3)
- Our clubs have overlapping times, so I can't do both. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#x4)
- The overlapping part shows numbers that are even and less than ten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#x5)
- The leaves were overlapping in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/#x6)

### Note

Double p: overlapped, overlapping. In a Venn diagram, a thing in the overlapping part is counted once, not twice; when adding groups, subtract the overlap so you do not count it twice.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overlapping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overlapping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overlapping.html) on Mova free.