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OVEREXTEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overextend mean? 

OVEREXTEND (verb)
  The verb OVEREXTEND has 1 sense:

1. strain excessivelyplay

  Familiarity information: OVEREXTEND used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVEREXTEND (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they overextend  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it overextends  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: overextended  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: overextended  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: overextending  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Strain excessively

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

overextend; overstrain

Context example:

He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment

Hypernyms (to "overextend" is one way to...):

extend; strain (use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


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