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Get to know Overfed better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like nourished.

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Overfed meaning

Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.

Synonyms of Overfed

nourished

Related words

Other words often associated with Overfed or its synonyms:

fostered replete malnourished full supported

Using Overfed

  • The main meaning on this page is: Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
  • Useful related words include: nourished.
  • In the example corpus, overfed often appears in combinations such as: overfed and.

Context around Overfed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bit 1×

Often after:

guys 1× goose 1×

Sentence patterns with Overfed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a bit overfed 1× fish are overfed and excess 1× led to overfed and either 1× liver of overfed goose hence 1× to the overfed guys ruling 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

blooms may be 1× but in others 1× foie gras foie 1× they had shiny 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bit overfed 1× absorbed by plants 1× allowances every month 1× from goose liver 1× problems and obesity 1×

Words around Overfed

Just before it in the word index:

overfamiliar 2 overeynder 2 overextension 5 overextends 2 overextending 4 overextended 23

Just after it in the word index:

overfeeding 4 overfill 6 overfilled 8 overfilling 3 overfish 2 overfished 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Overfed

  • In this selection, "overfed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bit, guys and goose stand out and add context to how "overfed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit overfed and fish are overfed and excess. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overfed" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overfed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They had shiny coats and were a bit overfed. (9 words)

Blooms may be observed in freshwater aquariums when fish are overfed and excess nutrients are not absorbed by plants. (19 words)

Foie gras ; foie gras : fatty liver; usually the liver of overfed goose, hence: pâté de foie gras, pâté made from goose liver. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

We do not have enough doctors either, and the ones we have are poorly paid, compared to the overfed guys ruling over us and collecting millions in allowances every month. (30 words)

But in others, veterinarians and professional dog walkers say, the changes have led to overfed and either underexercised or overwalked dogs – and to new joint problems and obesity. (28 words)

Foie gras ; foie gras : fatty liver; usually the liver of overfed goose, hence: pâté de foie gras, pâté made from goose liver. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

But in others, veterinarians and professional dog walkers say, the changes have led to overfed and either underexercised or overwalked dogs – and to new joint problems and obesity.

They had shiny coats and were a bit overfed.

We do not have enough doctors either, and the ones we have are poorly paid, compared to the overfed guys ruling over us and collecting millions in allowances every month.

Blooms may be observed in freshwater aquariums when fish are overfed and excess nutrients are not absorbed by plants.

Foie gras ; foie gras : fatty liver; usually the liver of overfed goose, hence: pâté de foie gras, pâté made from goose liver.

Common combinations with overfed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overfed" in a sentence?
An example: "But in others, veterinarians and professional dog walkers say, the changes have led to overfed and either underexercised or overwalked dogs – and to new joint problems and obesity." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "overfed" from authentic English texts.
What does "overfed" mean?
Overfed means: Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
What are synonyms of "overfed"?
Common synonyms of "overfed" include: nourished.
How many example sentences with "overfed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "overfed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.