"oversea" meaning in English

See oversea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/ [Canada, General-American], [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi] [Canada, General-American], /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], [ˌɐʉ̯.vɐˈsiː] [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oversee.wav
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over + sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|over-se}} Middle English over-se, {{inh|en|ang|ofer sǣ|lit=over/across (the) sea}} Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”), {{af|en|over|sea}} over + sea, {{cog|fy|oerseesk}} West Frisian oerseesk, {{cog|nl|overzee}} Dutch overzee, {{cog|de|Übersee}} German Übersee, {{cog|da|oversøisk}} Danish oversøisk Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} oversea (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly British) Alternative form of overseas Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: overseas
    Sense id: en-oversea-en-adj-bzec8YA0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Adverb

IPA: /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/ [Canada, General-American], [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi] [Canada, General-American], /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], [ˌɐʉ̯.vɐˈsiː] [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oversee.wav
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over + sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|over-se}} Middle English over-se, {{inh|en|ang|ofer sǣ|lit=over/across (the) sea}} Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”), {{af|en|over|sea}} over + sea, {{cog|fy|oerseesk}} West Frisian oerseesk, {{cog|nl|overzee}} Dutch overzee, {{cog|de|Übersee}} German Übersee, {{cog|da|oversøisk}} Danish oversøisk Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} oversea (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly British) Alternative form of overseas Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: overseas Derived forms: overseas
    Sense id: en-oversea-en-adv-bzec8YA0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Download JSONL data for oversea meaning in English (5.2kB)

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