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The thing is, you don't want to overact or be full of yourself.
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Meaning of "overact" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERACT

overact  [ˌəʊvərˈækt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERACT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overact is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overact in English.

WHAT DOES OVERACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overact in the English dictionary

The definition of overact in the dictionary is to act or behave in an exaggerated manner, as in a theatrical production Also: overplay.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERACT

PRESENT

Present
I overact
you overact
he/she/it overacts
we overact
you overact
they overact
Present continuous
I am overacting
you are overacting
he/she/it is overacting
we are overacting
you are overacting
they are overacting
Present perfect
I have overacted
you have overacted
he/she/it has overacted
we have overacted
you have overacted
they have overacted
Present perfect continuous
I have been overacting
you have been overacting
he/she/it has been overacting
we have been overacting
you have been overacting
they have been overacting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overacted
you overacted
he/she/it overacted
we overacted
you overacted
they overacted
Past continuous
I was overacting
you were overacting
he/she/it was overacting
we were overacting
you were overacting
they were overacting
Past perfect
I had overacted
you had overacted
he/she/it had overacted
we had overacted
you had overacted
they had overacted
Past perfect continuous
I had been overacting
you had been overacting
he/she/it had been overacting
we had been overacting
you had been overacting
they had been overacting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overact
you will overact
he/she/it will overact
we will overact
you will overact
they will overact
Future continuous
I will be overacting
you will be overacting
he/she/it will be overacting
we will be overacting
you will be overacting
they will be overacting
Future perfect
I will have overacted
you will have overacted
he/she/it will have overacted
we will have overacted
you will have overacted
they will have overacted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overacting
you will have been overacting
he/she/it will have been overacting
we will have been overacting
you will have been overacting
they will have been overacting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overact
you would overact
he/she/it would overact
we would overact
you would overact
they would overact
Conditional continuous
I would be overacting
you would be overacting
he/she/it would be overacting
we would be overacting
you would be overacting
they would be overacting
Conditional perfect
I would have overact
you would have overact
he/she/it would have overact
we would have overact
you would have overact
they would have overact
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overacting
you would have been overacting
he/she/it would have been overacting
we would have been overacting
you would have been overacting
they would have been overacting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overact
we let´s overact
you overact
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overact
Past participle
overacted
Present Participle
overacting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERACT


abreact
ˌæbrɪˈækt
coact
kəʊˈækt
coenact
ˌkəʊɪnˈækt
counteract
ˌkaʊntərˈækt
enact
ɪnˈækt
interact
ˌɪntərˈækt
misact
ˌmɪsˈækt
outact
ˌaʊtˈækt
overreact
ˌəʊvərɪˈækt
preact
priːˈækt
preenact
ˌpriːɪnˈækt
re-act
riːˈækt
react
rɪˈækt
subact
sʌbˈækt
underact
ˌʌndərˈækt
underreact
ˌʌndəriːˈækt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERACT

overabound
overabound in
overabundance
overabundant
overaccentuate
overachieve
overachievement
overachiever
overaction
overactive
overactivity
overadjustment
overage
overaggressive
overall
overall majority
overalled
overalls
overambitious
overamplified

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERACT

alimentary tract
attract
breach of contract
cataract
contract
detract
digestive tract
distract
extract
in the abstract
malt extract
respiratory tract
retract
service contract
social contract
subcontract
subtract
tesseract
tract
urinary tract

Synonyms and antonyms of overact in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERACT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overact» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overact

Translation of «overact» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERACT

Find out the translation of overact to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overact from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overact» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过火
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobreactuar
570 millions of speakers

English

overact
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अत्युक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل بصورة مبالغ فيها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переигрывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exagerar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্তভাবে অভিনয় করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

charger son rôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übertreiben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大げさに演じる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overact
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overact
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cường điệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிதமிஞ்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अजिबात वागणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abartılı oynamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strafare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overact
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перегравати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exagereaza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβάλλω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oor dryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overact
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overact
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overact

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERACT»

The term «overact» is normally little used and occupies the 124.135 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERACT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overact

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2 QUOTES WITH «OVERACT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overact.
1
Kurt Fuller
I can overact in two seconds.
2
Penelope Ann Miller
The thing is, you don't want to overact or be full of yourself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERACT»

Discover the use of overact in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overact and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical Orthoptics
The superior oblique will overact resulting in more abduction on depression. 4. An anterior inferior oblique muscle insertion will result in less abduction on elevation. Superior oblique sagittalisation results in superior oblique overaction.
Fiona J. Rowe, 2012
2
5 Steps to a 5 Writing the AP English Essay 2014-2015
Last night I took the train into the city with a couple of old friends to see Herman Overact as the lead in The Crucible at the Humongous Theater, and we had a terrific time. 2. Herman Overact's performance in Arthur Miller's The Crucible is an  ...
Barbara Murphy, Estelle Rankin, 2013
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5 Steps to a 5 Writing the AP English Essay
Last night I took the train into the city with a couple of old friends to see Herman Overact as the lead in The Crucible at the Humongous Theater, and we had a terrific time. ________2. Herman Overact's performance in Arthur Miller's The ...
Barbara Murphy, Estelle Rankin, 2003
4
Stanislavski in Rehearsal
Nowhe carefully suggested: 'Now youcan overact, overactwith yourface, overact as muchasyou like. You've won the rightto.Screw itupas much as you can, stick your tongue out ... more ... more ... Don't be afraid ... Yes!' He gave a happy laugh  ...
Vasily Osipovich Toporkov, 2014
5
The Self As Mind: Vision and Identity in Wordsworth, ...
Only a few lines later, Auranthe warns Conrad not to “overact / The hyprocrite” (I, i , 30-31). “Overact” gains added force from its end-line position. What can it mean, to “overact the hypocrite,” especially when the phrase is spoken by one ...
Charles J. Rzepka, 1999
6
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
Past The Olympic games were over. Milner. 2. Upper ; covering ; as, orer-shocs ; over- lether. 6VERABOUND', v. i. To abound more than enough; to be superabundant. Pope. OVERACT', v. t. To act or perform to excess ; as, he overacted his ...
Noah Webster, 1832
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Jet
PATROL'. ARE. COOL,. DON'T. OVERACT. Officers Wilson (I) and Isom explain to residents why a police youth center was temporarily closed. Maryland policemen chased a 14-year-old Black girl, who was suspected of raiding an apple tree, ...
8
The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
overact. '477. overcast. Over head and ears— Completely immersed (lit. & f.g.) ; i Over our heads- Above our heads ; beyond oar comprehension ; also without consulting us ; tate*? 11 f fircl i Over shoes over boots— No half measures ; <j4- ...
Charuchandra Guha, 2007
9
Webster's II New Riverside Desk Dictionary: For Home, ...
overact. •. overreach. D-ver-act lo'var-akt') v To act with unnecessary exaggera- non overage1 (6'var-I|) n. A surplus "•vcr-iJKC* -,;i! ">•' adj. Over the required or proper age. <vvr fall also o- ver-sll (6P var-61', 6'vw-6l' ) adi L From one end to the ...
Daniel Webster, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, Webster's New World Dictionary, 1995
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A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
ঊপরিস্থিত. উপরি. উণরিডাগস্থিত | To Over, 1). a. সমাপন-কৃ, সাঙ্গ-কৃ, পার-কৃ. সমাধা-কৃ I , To Overabound, v. n. পয়িপূর্ণ-স্থ, যথেন্ট-হ্, উদূত্ত-হ্ | To Overact, v. a- অতিবাদ- কৃ. অতিশয়-কৃ, অষেশ্যক বা উচিত অপেক্ষা অধিক কর্ঘ-কৃ | To Overact, v. n. অন্ডিবাদ-হ, ...
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overact is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fiat Chrysler Issues Massive Recall After Hack
Fiat Chrysler doesn't want anyone to overact. The company said that the software manipulation the recall addresses isn't easy to carry out but ... «CIO Today, Jul 15»
2
Q&A: Guillaume Côté, the Toronto dancer who's using video to keep …
Sometimes there's a feeling that ballet isn't as entertaining as it can be, and you feel a need to overact or overdo. But I gained an appreciation ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Shall We Dance Review
... goes there and has for several years, becoming quite the strong dancer even if he does pretty much overact when he does so. This provides ... «The Fandom Post, Jul 15»
4
Dealing with 'chick crazy'
She will overact, spend hours analysing and create situations in her own head that may not be factual or even real. All this usually occurs ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
5
BWW Reviews: See, Reader, See DIE, MOMMIE, DIE at 2nd Story
Margaret Melozzi as Bootsie the Maid and Patrick Mark Saunders manage to overact appropriately, as does Wayne Kneeland as Tony Parker, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
6
Latitude Extra
They all play it big and dumb, even Matthew Cosby, the nominal sensible one – which means the daftest of the trio, Tom Parry, must overact the ... «Chortle, Jul 15»
7
Don't Overreact if Charts Start Basing
Consolidation here is healthy, but market players are so used to V-shaped action that they tend to overact to weakness, at times. Many charts ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
8
Baahubali Review - by Madan Mohan Marwah
So what if the film is dubbed in Hindi or the the characters overact at times or there is too much melodrama or some scenes appear over the top, ... «Desimartini, Jul 15»
9
Greg Poehler is bringing in the big stars on 'Welcome to Sweden'
[laughs] No, my sister gave me some advice before Season 1, as a new actor to make sure you don't overact. I think people have the tendency ... «Metro.us, Jul 15»
10
How Sacramento's YouTube darlings Smosh went Hollywood and …
The guys comedically overact, with screwball faces and boundless confidence, capitalizing on personality rather than finesse. Fortunately ... «Sacramento News & Review, Jul 15»

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