Overflow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large flow

the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚflˈoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚflˈoʊ/.

Examples

The children bubbled over with joy
My boss was bubbling over with anger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bubble over outpouring flood well over overrun runoff run over brim over spill over overspill

Parts of Speech

noun	a large flow
noun	the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
verb	flow or run over (a limit or brim)
verb	overflow with a certain feeling “The children bubbled over with joy”

Word Forms

overflow	verb	flow or run over (a limit or brim)
run off	verb	run off as waste
overflow	noun	the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
overrun	noun	too much production or more than expected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlauf

ein großer Fluss

🇫🇷French

débordement

un flux important

🇪🇸Spanish

rebosar

un gran flujo

🇮🇹Italian

traboccare

un grande flusso

🇳🇱Dutch

overloop

een grote stroom

🇵🇹Portuguese

transbordar

um grande fluxo

🇷🇺Russian

переполнение

большой поток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिप्रवाह

एक बड़ा प्रवाह

🇧🇩Bengali

উপচে পড়া

একটি বড় প্রবাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

நிரம்பி வழிகிறது

ஒரு பெரிய ஓட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొంగిపొర్లుతున్నాయి

ఒక పెద్ద ప్రవాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हरफ्लो

एक मोठा प्रवाह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરફ્લો

એક મોટો પ્રવાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಕ್ಕಿ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹರಿವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കവിഞ്ഞൊഴുകുന്നു

ഒരു വലിയ ഒഴുക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਫਲੋ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਵਹਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہاؤ

ایک بڑا بہاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溢出

大流量

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバーフロー

大きな流れ

🇰🇷Korean

과다

큰 흐름

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn

một dòng chảy lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ล้น

การไหลขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

meluap

aliran yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

umaapaw

isang malaking daloy

🇲🇾Malay

melimpah

aliran yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاوز

تدفق كبير

🇮🇷Persian

سرریز

یک جریان بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

taşma

büyük bir akış

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְלִישָׁה

זרימה גדולה

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The primary meaning of 'overflow' is 'a large flow'.

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