Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overture
Participle: overtured
Gerund: overturing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overture |
| you | overture |
| he;she;it | overtures |
| we | overture |
| you | overture |
| they | overture |
Perfect
| I | have overtured |
| you | have overtured |
| he;she;it | has overtured |
| we | have overtured |
| you | have overtured |
| they | have overtured |
Past
| I | overtured |
| you | overtured |
| he;she;it | overtured |
| we | overtured |
| you | overtured |
| they | overtured |
Pluperfect
| I | had overtured |
| you | had overtured |
| he;she;it | had overtured |
| we | had overtured |
| you | had overtured |
| they | had overtured |
Future
| I | will overture |
| you | will overture |
| he;she;it | will overture |
| we | will overture |
| you | will overture |
| they | will overture |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overtured |
| you | will have overtured |
| he;she;it | will have overtured |
| we | will have overtured |
| you | will have overtured |
| they | will have overtured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overture |
| you | overture |
| he;she;it | overture |
| we | overture |
| you | overture |
| they | overture |
Perfect
| I | have overtured |
| you | have overtured |
| he;she;it | have overtured |
| we | have overtured |
| you | have overtured |
| they | have overtured |
Imperfect
| I | overtured |
| you | overtured |
| he;she;it | overtured |
| we | overtured |
| you | overtured |
| they | overtured |
Pluperfect
| I | had overtured |
| you | had overtured |
| he;she;it | had overtured |
| we | had overtured |
| you | had overtured |
| they | had overtured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overture |
| you | would overture |
| he;she;it | would overture |
| we | would overture |
| you | would overture |
| they | would overture |
Perfect
| I | would have overtured |
| you | would have overtured |
| he;she;it | would have overtured |
| we | would have overtured |
| you | would have overtured |
| they | would have overtured |
Imperative
| you | overture |
| we | Let's overture |
| you | overture |
Verbs conjugated like 'overture'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overture'
overtire,
overturn,
aventure,
overburn,
overcare,
overdare,
overfire,
overhire,
overrule,
overstare,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1250, "an introductory proposal," from O.Fr. overture "opening, proposal," from L. apertura "opening," from aperire "to open, uncover" (see overt). Orchestral sense first recorded in Eng. 1667.
2. From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture.
Sample Sentences
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For a partner setting a table in a game of “house,” an overturing child might assume the role of the father returning home from work at dinnertime rather than overturing by throwing a ball toward the child and yelling “catch.” [2012, K.H. Rubin, H.S. Ross, Peer Relationships and Social Skills in Childhood, page 44:]