an></span>(<span>self, start: int, end: int) ‑> bool</span>
</code></dt>
<dd>
<div class="desc"><p>Checks if this span is overlapping with the given span, annotation or
annotation set.</p>
<p>Note: this can be called with an Annotation or AnnotationSet instead of <code>start</code> and <code>end</code>
(see gatenlp._utils.support_annotation_or_set)</p>
<h2 id="args">Args</h2>
<dl>
<dt><strong><code>start</code></strong></dt>
<dd>start offset of the span</dd>
<dt><strong><code>end</code></strong></dt>
<