flood over

[sitifan]

The rain poured, the river flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell.
I know what the word "flood" means. But what does "flood over" mean?

[riquecohen]

The rain poured, the river flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell.
I know what the word "flood" means. But what does "flood over" mean?

It filled up and poured out over its banks.

[BobK]

You could also say 'The river burst its banks'.

b

[Rover_KE]

'...the river flooded over' is not idiomatic to this native speaker at least.

Where did you find it, Sitifan?

Rover

[jlinger]

When it floods, it overflows its course. Otherwise, it's not a flood, it's just a high-water mark. Therefore, omit the "over" from the sentence entirely. The river flooded, or it flooded its banks, or it flooded the town.

[sitifan]

'...the river flooded over' is not idiomatic to this native speaker at least.

Where did you find it, Sitifan?

Rover

Matthew 7:27, Today's English Version, Good News Bible

[BobK]

Matthew 7:27, Today's English Version, Good News Bible

It may be 'today's English Version' but it's a translation of a translation of a tr... (etc - and some of the intermediate translations were compiled by committees). I wouldn't look to it for examples of idiomatic current English.

b