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Meaning of "overexplain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREXPLAIN

overexplain  [ˌəʊvərɪkˈspleɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREXPLAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overexplain 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 overexplain in English.

WHAT DOES OVEREXPLAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overexplain in the English dictionary

The definition of overexplain in the dictionary is to explain in too much detail.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVEREXPLAIN

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overexplain
we let´s overexplain
you overexplain
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overexplain
Past participle
overexplained
Present Participle
overexplaining
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 OVEREXPLAIN


aeroplane
ˈɛərəˌpleɪn
airplane
ˈɛəˌpleɪn
aquaplane
ˈækwəˌpleɪn
biplane
ˈbaɪˌpleɪn
Champlain
ʃæmˈpleɪn
complain
kəmˈpleɪn
explain
ɪkˈspleɪn
gyroplane
ˈdʒaɪrəˌpleɪn
hydroplane
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn
hyperplane
ˈhaɪpəˌpleɪn
lain
leɪn
lane
leɪn
monoplane
ˈmɒnəʊˌpleɪn
plain
pleɪn
plane
pleɪn
reexplain
ˌriːɪkˈspleɪn
sailplane
ˈseɪlˌpleɪn
seaplane
ˈsiːˌpleɪn
triplane
ˈtraɪˌpleɪn
warplane
ˈwɔːˌpleɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREXPLAIN

overexcitable
overexcite
overexcited
overexcitement
overexercise
overexert
overexertion
overexpand
overexpansion
overexpectation
overexplicit
overexploit
overexpose
overexposed
overexposure
overextend
overextended
overextension
overextraction
overextravagant

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREXPLAIN

blain
bromelain
chamberlain
chaplain
chatelain
chilblain
Cuchulain
flood plain
Lake Champlain
Lord Chamberlain
Nullarbor Plain
overlain
peneplain
porcelain
Salisbury Plain
slain
underlain
villain
walled plain
Worcester porcelain

Synonyms and antonyms of overexplain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overexplain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREXPLAIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

overexplain
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overexplain
570 millions of speakers

English

overexplain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overexplain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overexplain
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overexplain
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overexplain
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overexplain
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overexplain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebih jelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overexplain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overexplain
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overexplain
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overexplain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overexplain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overexplain
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जास्त व्याप्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overexplain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overexplain
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overexplain
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overexplain
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overexplain
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overexplain
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overexplain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overexplain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overexplain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overexplain

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREXPLAIN»

The term «overexplain» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of overexplain
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREXPLAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overexplain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overexplain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREXPLAIN»

Discover the use of overexplain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overexplain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fake It: More Than 100 Shortcuts Every Woman Needs to Know
... monologue. Keep it succinct and let the interviewer control the direction and the pace of the conversation. Don't. Overexplain. Yourself. You might feel compelled to justify your lack of relevant job experience. All I can say is don't do it .
Jennifer Byrne, 2012
2
Get Fast!: A Complete Guide to Gaining Speed Wherever You Ride
Bolstered by a foundation in science and road-tested by Yeager and the editors of Bicycling magazine, the wisdom presented in Get Fast! will have riders and readers flying on the road, dirt, dirt roads, cross course, track—anywhere and ...
Selene Yeager, 2013
3
Pro Apache Tomcat 6
The book examines the entire installation, including file system, database, and web server, and provides you with security and performance tips.
Matthew Moodie, Kunal Mittal (Ed.), 2007
4
The Mind's Best Work
Either the person will overexplain, interrupting the activity to give not a report of the thinking but a speculative analysis of it, or if that doesn't happen, often the person will comment sparsely. Especially as the task becomes involving, a person ...
David N. PERKINS, David N Perkins, 2009
5
The Ultimate Selling Guide
Amateurs "overexplain" their points. They use too many illustrations, and they repeat themselves. They are not confident of their ability to make their points clearly, so they talk too much and often make themselves harder to understand. In their ...
Allard, Lloyd
6
The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Writing Scientific ...
Don't overexplain. Students learning how to write psychology papers often explain too much. This problem is especially apparent in their “Method” sections. Students doing a simple free-recall experiment can end up explaining 129 A Word ...
Robert J. Sternberg, Karin Sternberg, 2010
7
Psychology of Aid
Donor biasA theoreticaltendency for Western donorpublics to overexplain povertyin developingcountries interms of character traits(e.g., laziness) withinthepoor themselves, comparedwithwhat thepoor themselves perceive to be important, ...
Stuart Carr, Mac MacLachlan, Eilish McAuliffe, 2005
8
The Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work: The Inside ...
Don't overexplain. Bullies make us defensive. It's incredibly hard not to feel the urge to justify ourselves and overexplain. Silence, however, does not indicate guilt, it indicates strength. Resist the urge to defend or explain yourself to this person ...
Marcelle DiFalco, Jocelyn Greenky Herz, 2008
9
The Everything Guide To Writing Research Papers Book: Ace ...
Don't Overexplain Some students have a tendency to go into great detail explaining things. They use four sentences to get a point across when one or two would be enough. The best rule to remember is to keep it simple. When you proofread ...
Cathy Spalding, 2005
10
Creative Activities for Group Therapy
Members may be inclined to want to give you what they think you expect instead of their personal experiencing when you overexplain. Introduce the exercise with an explanation of the general purpose, what members will be asked to do, such ...
Nina Brown, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREXPLAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overexplain is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NUNN ON ONE Sandra Bernhard: Feeling '#blessed'
I don't like to overexplain specifically about my shows, but there is continuity in my work that has spanned all the years that I have been doing it. «Windy City Times, Jul 15»
2
William Finnegan surfs the meaning of his 'Barbarian Days'
A minor complaint on the language: Finnegan has a tendency to earnestly overexplain, particularly in early chapters. Sets are "larger waves, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
The nightmarish scourge of a few extra bowl games must be stopped!
But some things are too important not to overexplain, and the way the New Mexico Bowl is eroding the fabric of our game -- and, indeed, our ... «CBS sports.com, Jun 15»
4
'How to Raise an Adult,' by Julie Lythcott-Haims
“Don't apologize or overexplain.” Oh, and give your kids chores — lots of chores. Halfway through the book, one almost expects to discover ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
5
Bollywood Beat: Dil Dhadakne Do (Let the Heart Beat)
But, as it stands, Pluto is an excuse to play-by-play and overexplain and pontificate. There is plenty of nuance in the characters' relationships, ... «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
6
Is 'Aloha' star Stone facing criticism because she's white, or because …
Her character, Allison Ng, is a redheaded, proud Hawaiian local of mixed-Asian descent who feels compelled to overexplain her culture due to ... «NJBIZ, Jun 15»
7
The lesson nobody learned from Empire Strikes Back
It doesn't feel the need to overexplain it's weirdo detours. In Return of the Jedi, Threepio gives a long hype-man speech for the Pit of Sarlacc. «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»
8
Charlize Theron is newly minted action queen
“So we played in a lot of those gray zones that you really don't overexplain in the movie. But emotionally, you can see that there's conflict, that ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
9
Guide staffers with the GROW model
Rather than overexplain what they want others to do, they ask questions and use the answers to guide people to conclude for themselves how ... «Business Management Daily, May 15»
10
Addressing two-year maternity leave gap in employment history
Don't try to overexplain it, or you'll sound like you feel bad about it - and you shouldn't! DALE: But when hiring managers see gaps, especially a ... «The Denver Post, May 15»

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