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o • ver • seas АШИ / ^uvar ' siz / adjective, adverb

in, to, or from another country across the ocean She travels overseas a lot.

Much of the company's business comes from overseas markets.

• ver • sleep / ^uvar' slip / verb

( o ver • sleeps , o • ver • sleep • ing , o • ver • slept

/ |ouvar' slept / )

to sleep too long and not wake up at the right time

overslept and was late for work.

o • ver • throw / |ouvar' 6rou /

( o ver • throws , o • ver • throw • ing , o ver • threw

/ |ouvar' 6ru / has o . ver • thrown / ^uvar' 6roun / ) ( POLITICS ) to remove a leader or government from power, by using force

The dictator was overthrown in a military coup.

• ver • time / ' ouvartaim / [noncount]

extra time that you spend at work

have done a lot of overtime this week.

( SPORTS ) extra time that is added to the end of a sports game if there is no winner at the end of the normal period The game went into overtime.

o • ver • weight / ^uvar' weit / adjective

too heavy or fat

The doctor said I was overweight and that I should eat less.

—ANTONYM underweight Thesaurus

fat is a general word to describe a person who has a large round body, but it is not polite to say to someone that they are fat: Do I look fat in this dress? ♦ I'm getting fat!

overweight is a little more polite, and is also a word used by doctors or health professionals: She's a little overweight. ♦ He's only a few pounds overweight. heavy is often used when you want to be polite: Donna's gotten a little heavier since the last time I saw her.

obese means very fat, in a way that is not healthy. This word is often used by doctors and health professionals, but is also used in a general way to mean "very fat": Obese patients are given advice on healthy eating.

o • ver • whelm / |ouvar' welmig /

adjective

very great or strong an overwhelming feeling of loneliness

ow / au / exclamation

You say " ow " when you suddenly feel pain Ow! You're standing on my foot.

—SYNONYM ouch owe О / ou / verb ( owes , ow • ing , owed )

PRONUNCIATION

The word owe sounds like go .

1 to have to pay money to someone

lent you $10 last week and $10 the week before, so you owe me $20.

to have something because of a particular person or thing He owes his life to the man who pulled him out of the river.

She owes her success to hard work.

OWl / aul/ noun [ count ] OWl

a bird that flies at night and eats small

OWn 1С / oun / adjective, pronoun PRONUNCIATION

The word own sounds like bone .

a word that shows that something belongs to a particular person

Is that your own camera or did you borrow it? I have my own room now that my sister has left home. I want a home of my own. Grammar

Be careful! You cannot use own after "a" or "the." You cannot say: I would like an own room. You say: I would like my own room or: I would like a room of my own.

on your own

alone

She lives on her own.

without help

I can't move this box on my own — can you help me?

OWn 2 ©/ oun / verb ( owns , own ing , owned )

to have something that is yours

We don't own our apartment — we rent it.

I don't own a car.

own up to say that you have done something wrong No one owned up to breaking the window.

OWn .еГ Ф / 'оипэг/ noun

[count]

a person who has something that belongs to them Who is the owner of that red car?

ox / aks / noun [ count ] ( plural ox • en / ' aksn / ) a large male cow that is used for pulling or carrying heavy things

ox • ide / aksaid / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( CHEMISTRY ) a combination of oxygen and another

substance

iron oxide