different between overseas vs oversets

overseas

English

Alternative forms

  • (British) oversea

Etymology

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea +? -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???v??si?z/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?o?v??si?z/
  • Homophones: oversees
  • Rhymes: -i?z

Adjective

overseas (not comparable)

  1. Abroad.
    Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
  2. (used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations) Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
    Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
  3. Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
    Her overseas trip went well.

Translations

Adverb

overseas (not comparable)

  1. Abroad.
    He emigrated and now lives overseas.
  2. Across a sea; to an area across a sea.
    She travelled overseas.

Translations

overseas From the web:

  • what overseas means
  • what overseas travel is allowed
  • what overseas country
  • what does overseas mean
  • in overseas or overseas


oversets

English

Verb

oversets

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overset

Anagrams

  • estovers

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