overflown
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
overflown
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English overflowen (past participle of overflowen besides rare overflowed), from Old English oferflōwen (past participle of oferflōwan).
Verb[edit]
overflown
- (US, proscribed) past participle of overflow
Usage notes[edit]
The use of the past participle overflown for overflow sometimes occurs in American English, where it is often proscribed and seen as resulting from a confusion of overflow and overfly. However, it was once more prevalent throughout the English-speaking world, and is ultimately the original form.