overlap

US /ˌoʊvərˈlæp/

UK /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

B1

noun

  • Amount shared in the same space, form, idea

verb

  • To lie over or cover a part of something else
  • To happen at the same time as another event
  • To share qualities or functions

Examples

Put the two pieces of paper together so that they overlap slightly. The two categories overlap to some extent.

a world which overlaps with the newspaper world