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to overset

to overset

7.8
To make text too long for the space so some words are not shown
  • verb
  • /ˈoʊvərˌsɛt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desbordar
  • If you add too much text to the box, the program will overset the content and some words will disappear.

Examples

  • The designer noticed that the headline was overset and fixed the layout before printing.

  • Always check for overset text in your document to ensure nothing important is missing.

  • The text was overset in the final draft.

  • If you don't adjust the margins, it will overset.

  • If you add too much text to the box, the program will overset the content, causing some material to not display.

  • The designer realized that the layout was overset and took action to fix it before printing.

  • Make sure to look for overset text in your document to avoid missing any important information.

Synonyms

to overfill
vsto overset
3 3.9

To put too much into something so it spills out

causes text to exceed available space so some material is not displayed
to overstuff
vsto overset
3 4.6

To put too much into something so it cannot close or is too full

causes content to exceed layout limits making parts invisible
to overbrim
vsto overset
7.8

To be or make something so full that it spills over the edge

causes content to exceed space and remain unseen rather than spilling out

Antonyms

to fit
761 1.0

To be the right size and shape for a person or to make something that size

to compress
94 3.7

To press something so it takes less space

Phrasal Verbs

to overset someone's plans
7.7

To ruin someone's plans by making them fail or change suddenly

How Overflowed

overflow
  • Specialized
5 3.9
to overset
  • Specialized
7.8
to fit
761 1.0

Surface Forms

overset infinitive
overset past
overset past participle
oversetting present participle
oversets third person singular

Morphology

overset = set (opaque) = over + set

This is a technical typesetting sense (to exceed the space when type is set); learners who know only general meanings of 'set' and 'over' will not reliably infer this specialized meaning.

Etymology

The verb overset combines over- 'beyond' and set 'to place', and printers used it when type was placed beyond the space available. So when text is overset, some words do not appear because they do not fit.