She spurned his overtures of love.
overtures of friendship
He made friendly overtures to the new people next door.
the overture to Mozart's ‘Don Giovanni’
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
overture — n Overture, approach, advance, tender, bid are words of somewhat indefinite application covering a vari ety of acts or actions by which one person or party tries to gain the goodwill of another person or party. Overture implies an attempt to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Overture — O ver*ture, [OF. overture, F. ouverture, fr. OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir. See {Overt}.] 1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a chamber. [Obs.] Spenser. The cave s inmost overture. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overture — «Overture from Tommy» Sencillo de The Who del álbum Tommy Lado A «See Me, Feel Me» Publicación … Wikipedia Español
Overture — O ver*ture, v. t. To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overture! — Album par Wink Sortie 1er juillet 1994 Durée 43:47 … Wikipédia en Français
Overture — Chanson par The Who extrait de l’album Tommy Pays Angleterre Sortie 17 mai … Wikipédia en Français
overture — (n.) mid 13c., an introductory proposal, from O.Fr. overture opening, proposal, from L. apertura opening, from aperire to open, uncover (see OVERT (Cf. overt)). Orchestral sense first recorded in English 1660s … Etymology dictionary
overture — [ō′vər chər] n. [ME, an opening < OFr < VL * opertura < L apertura,APERTURE] 1. an introductory proposal or offer; indication of willingness to negotiate 2. a) a musical introduction to an opera or other large musical work b) an… … English World dictionary
overture — I noun advance, approach, beginning, bid, condicio, exordium, foreword, initiative, introduction, invitation, motion, offer, opening of negotiations, preamble, preface, preliminary, preliminary negotiation, prelude, presentation, proem, proffer,… … Law dictionary
overture — [n] introduction, approach advance, bid, conciliatory move, exordium, foreword, invitation, offer, opening, preamble, preface, prelude, prelusion, presentation, proem, prologue, proposal, proposition, signal, suggestion, tender; concepts… … New thesaurus
overture — ► NOUN 1) an orchestral piece at the beginning of a musical work. 2) an independent orchestral composition in one movement. 3) an introduction to something more substantial. 4) (overtures) approaches made with the aim of opening negotiations or… … English terms dictionary
