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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCOUNT

overcount  [ˌəʊvəˈkaʊnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCOUNT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overcount 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 overcount in English.

WHAT DOES OVERCOUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overcount in the English dictionary

The definition of overcount in the dictionary is to outnumber.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERCOUNT

PRESENT

Present
I overcount
you overcount
he/she/it overcounts
we overcount
you overcount
they overcount
Present continuous
I am overcounting
you are overcounting
he/she/it is overcounting
we are overcounting
you are overcounting
they are overcounting
Present perfect
I have overcounted
you have overcounted
he/she/it has overcounted
we have overcounted
you have overcounted
they have overcounted
Present perfect continuous
I have been overcounting
you have been overcounting
he/she/it has been overcounting
we have been overcounting
you have been overcounting
they have been overcounting
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 overcounted
you overcounted
he/she/it overcounted
we overcounted
you overcounted
they overcounted
Past continuous
I was overcounting
you were overcounting
he/she/it was overcounting
we were overcounting
you were overcounting
they were overcounting
Past perfect
I had overcounted
you had overcounted
he/she/it had overcounted
we had overcounted
you had overcounted
they had overcounted
Past perfect continuous
I had been overcounting
you had been overcounting
he/she/it had been overcounting
we had been overcounting
you had been overcounting
they had been overcounting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overcount
we let´s overcount
you overcount
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overcount
Past participle
overcounted
Present Participle
overcounting
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 OVERCOUNT


account
əˈkaʊnt
amount
əˈmaʊnt
count
kaʊnt
current-account
ˈkʌrəntəˌkaʊnt
discount
dɪsˈkaʊnt
dismount
dɪsˈmaʊnt
fount
faʊnt
miscount
ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt
mount
maʊnt
outcount
ˌaʊtˈkaʊnt
paramount
ˈpærəˌmaʊnt
re-count
riːˈkaʊnt
recount
rɪˈkaʊnt
rediscount
riːˈdɪskaʊnt
seamount
ˈsiːˌmaʊnt
surmount
sɜːˈmaʊnt
tantamount
ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt
undercount
ˈʌndəˌkaʊnt
viscount
ˈvaɪkaʊnt
wordcount
ˈwɜːdkaʊnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCOUNT

overcomplex
overcompliance
overcomplicate
overcompress
overconcern
overconfidence
overconfident
overconfidently
overconscious
overconsume
overconsumption
overcontrol
overcontrolled
overcontrolling
overcook
overcool
overcorrect
overcorrection
overcover
overcoy

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCOUNT

at a discount
bank account
body count
business account
call to account
checking account
credit account
current account
investment account
loan account
no-account
on account
pollen count
revenue account
savings account
sperm count
taxable amount
time discount
to account
trading account
volume discount

Synonyms and antonyms of overcount in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overcount» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCOUNT

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

Translator English - Chinese

高估
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobreconteo
570 millions of speakers

English

overcount
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overcount
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overcount
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переучет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overcount
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overcount
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surestimation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jumlah lebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overcount
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

、オーバー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overcount
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jumlah akun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overcount
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overcount
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिउत्पादन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overcount
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overcount
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overcount
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переоблік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overcount
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overcount
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overcount
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overcount
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overcount
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overcount

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCOUNT»

The term «overcount» is used very little and occupies the 166.890 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCOUNT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCOUNT»

Discover the use of overcount in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overcount and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Statistics_29A: Sample Surveys: Design, Methods ...
DSE-based estimation of undercount and overcount As we have pointed out, the problem of census overcount has become as important as undercount in census methodology. Surprisingly, for example, in the U.S. 2001 census, the estimated ...
‎2009
2
Planning the 1990 Census: Priorities for Research and ...
The two-way match (as opposed to a one-way match, which does not determine the matching status of each record on both lists) will enable the Census Bureau to estimate the overcount as well as the undercount. Nonmatches will be followed  ...
‎1984
3
The 2000 Census:: Counting Under Adversity
For states, it appears that differences in estimated net undercount and overcount rates were smaller in 2000 compared with 1990. Thus, the estimated net undercount (overcount) rates for states in 2000 from A.C.E. Revision II spanned a range ...
Janet L. Norwood, Daniel L. Cork, Constance F. Citro, 2004
4
Current Population Reports: Special studies
106,441 Enumerated I l Preferred estimate 4>447 2,300 I I. 10,369 3,300 32,194 37,306 4,800 5,000 1950 1960 1980 1990 The overcount of centenarians in 1980 resulted primarily from two sources of error (Spencer, 1987). First, mistakes  ...
‎1999
5
The Bicentennial Census: New Directions for Methodology in 1990
The discussion first addresses needed research on hard-to-count groups and on problems of overcount. NEEDED RESEARCH ON UNDERCOUNT AND OVERCOUNT The panel supports further work at the Census Bureau to analyze the ...
Constance Forbes Citro, Michael L. Cohen, 1985
6
Minutes and report of committee recommendations
For Louisiana, for example, the estimated undercount is .5 percent, and adding that to the total for Louisiana will give a total. However, this still omits the other two factors affecting total census error-overcount and misclassification-which are  ...
American Statistical Association. Census Advisory Committee, United States. Bureau of the Census, 1990
7
Fourth Annual Research Conference, March 20-23, 1988, ...
BALANCING THE ESIMATES OF THE GROSS OVERCOUNT AND UNDERCOUNT 5.6.1. SOURCE OF ERROR Both the E-sample and the P- sample measure enumeration errors in the census. The E-sample measures the gross overcount in ...
‎1988
8
Proceedings: ... Annual Research Conference
BALANCING THE ESTIMATES OF THE GROSS OVERCOUNT AND UNDERCOUNT 10a. Source of Error Both the E sample and the P sample measure enumeration errors in the census. The E sample measures the gross overcount in ...
‎1990
9
2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How it Will Assess ...
Figure 3: Undercount and Overcount Probes on Census Questionnaire for the 2008 Dress Rehearsal Undercount probe Overcount probe As shown in figure 3, for the 2008 Dress Rehearsal, the undercount probe asks if there are any ...
Matthew J. Scire, 2008
10
Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Complex Data Problems
As may be seen, the minimum overcount exceeds this value by a substantial (and significant) margin in every one of these regression models. Table 2.3. Series "B" Regression Results — Two Predictor Variables. Table 2.4. Series "C" ...
Pierre Duchesne, Bruno Rémillard, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCOUNT»

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1
How many hate crimes are there in the United States each year?
On the other hand, that means the survey may overcount the incidence of hate crimes; Levin suggests that respondents "might be reporting ... «PolitiFact, Jun 15»
2
How many same-sex married couples in the US? Maybe 170000
... had estimated there were 252,000 married same-sex couples in the U.S. But the bureau at the time acknowledged this was an overcount, ... «Pew Research Center, Jun 15»
3
COLTS makes best of its own bad deal
The agency still must fully account for the obviously deliberate overcount of older riders to extract larger subsidies from the state. But the board ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jun 15»
4
A Look at the 23 Million US “Microbusinesses,” Increasing 3x the …
(There is likely a small overcount because of microbusinesses that are part time for people who have another job; the same is true for the other ... «What They Think, May 15»
5
Water expert says Austin only city in arid western U.S. depending on …
... as San Francisco and arguably San Antonio, which seems to overcount its sources--get more than four-fifths of their water from a source. «PolitiFact, May 15»
6
China's Improving Property Scene Still a Drag
The central government depends on property developers' self-reported sales data, which could undercount unsold units and overcount sold ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
7
Counting The Uninsured: Are We Getting It Right?
Phone surveys often produce incorrect estimates that overcount the number of people who have coverage. There are two major types of errors ... «Health Affairs, May 15»
8
New York Times gets it very wrong about number of immigrants in SA
This survey is used to determine the extent of an undercount or overcount. The survey is conducted immediately after the census to evaluate ... «BizNews, May 15»
9
'Our children learn better at home'
... is much more home-schooling going on than we know about” but he believes that saying “80% of home-schoolers are black” is an overcount. «Mail & Guardian Online, Apr 15»
10
NJ PARCC refusals top 50000 and counting
"There was an overcount as a result of that." Wollmer acknowledged that there was an additional error made after the numbers were combined. «Asbury Park Press, Mar 15»

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