overtop

/'ouvə'tɔp/

Thân thiện

The villa overtops the town from the hillside.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be higher than; to rise above: To extend upward beyond the height of something else.
   • To surpass or exceed: To be superior to or more important than something in rank, quality, or degree.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The new skyscraper will overtop all the other buildings in the city.
  • Her academic achievements overtop those of her classmates.
  • In the forest, a few ancient redwoods overtop the surrounding canopy.

Advanced Usage

• "to overtop oneself": To perform better than one's usual standard or previous achievements (less common).
  • The chef overtopped himself with tonight's spectacular dessert.

Variants and Related Words

• Overtopping (gerund/noun): The act or condition of being higher or surpassing.
  • The overtopping of the dam by floodwaters was a major concern.
• Topped (verb): Past tense of 'top'; can be a simpler synonym in some contexts.

Synonyms

• Dominate: To have a commanding or controlling position over.
• Tower over: To be much taller or more prominent than.
• Surpass: To exceed or go beyond in degree, amount, or quality.
• Exceed: To be greater than or go beyond a limit.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using the word 'overtop'.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. look down on
   • The villa dominates the town

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dominate
• command
• overlook