1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to be piled up; to lie on top of one another

2. 2.

   to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate

3. 3.

   to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously

Example sentences

• 不幸は重なるものだ。

  Misfortunes always come in threes.

• 教師はトムのたび重なる欠席を心配した。

  The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absence from class.