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Meaning of tower over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over.
    transitive
  2. To be much greater or more important than.
    figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch Überragen
Español sobresalir
Français surplomber
日本語 そびえ立つ
Nederlands bovenuittorenen
Português elevar-se
Русский возвышаться
Українська височіти

Examples

“It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.”
“There are three phyla of worms that, in terms of diversity and abundance, tower over the rest: the Roundworms (nematodes), the Annelids and the Flatworms.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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