Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-fish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fish (an area or a species) excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area.

Example Sentences

"In the 1970s, it become^([sic]) increasingly clear that cod were being overfished in the northwest Atlantic Ocean."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English overfish From over- + fish.

Inflected Forms

overfishes (present, singular) overfishing (participle, present) overfished (participle, past) overfished (past)

Derived Forms

overfisher

Questions

What does overfish mean?: To fish (an area or a species) excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area.
Where does overfish come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English overfish From over- + fish.

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