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Meaning of "overextend" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREXTEND

overextend  [ˌəʊvərɪkˈstɛnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREXTEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overextend 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 overextend in English.

WHAT DOES OVEREXTEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overextend in the English dictionary

The definition of overextend in the dictionary is to extend something too far.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVEREXTEND

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overextend
we let´s overextend
you overextend
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overextend
Past participle
overextended
Present Participle
overextending
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 OVEREXTEND


attend
əˈtɛnd
bartend
ˈbɑːˌtɛnd
coattend
ˌkəʊəˈtɛnd
coextend
ˌkəʊɪkˈstɛnd
contend
kənˈtɛnd
distend
dɪˈstɛnd
extend
ɪkˈstɛnd
hyperextend
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈstɛnd
intend
ɪnˈtɛnd
Ostend
ɒsˈtɛnd
portend
pɔːˈtɛnd
pretend
prɪˈtɛnd
protend
prəʊˈtɛnd
repetend
ˈrɛpɪˌtɛnd
subtend
səbˈtɛnd
superintend
ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd
tend
tɛnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREXTEND

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREXTEND

at an end
bend
blend
come to an end
convertend
depend
end
friend
girlfriend
legend
misintend
mistend
obtend
recommend
send
spend
stend
the end
trend
weekend

Synonyms and antonyms of overextend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overextend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREXTEND

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

Translator English - Chinese

透支
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overextend
570 millions of speakers

English

overextend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overextend
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجهد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перенапрягать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extrapolar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overextend
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pousser trop loin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overextend
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überfordern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

拡大し過ぎる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잦은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overextend
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதீத உழைப்பைச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिव्याप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overextend
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovraccaricare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overextend
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перенапружувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overextend
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβολικό φόρτο εργασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overextend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overextend
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overutstrekke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overextend

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREXTEND»

The term «overextend» is normally little used and occupies the 108.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREXTEND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overextend» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overextend» 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 overextend

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREXTEND»

Discover the use of overextend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overextend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your College Experience: Strategies for Success
Overextend. Yourself. Being overextended is a primary source of stress for college students. Determine what a realistic workload is for you, but note that this can vary significantly from person to person. Although being involved in campus life is ...
John N. Gardner, A. Jerome Jewler, Betsy O. Barefoot, 2008
2
Connections to God
Do not overextend the chakra, as this will damage it. Focus on the solar plexus; see it spinning clockwise and see the yellow light expanding from the white light into the solar plexus chakra, and see the chakra expanding. Allow the chakra to ...
Irene Steenhagen, 2004
3
Step by Step to College and Career Success
Overextend. Yourself. Being overextended is a primary source of stress for college students. Determine what a realistic workload is for you. Do not take on more than you can handle. Learn to say no. Do not feel obligated to provide a reason; ...
John N. Gardner, A. Jerome Jewler, Betsy O. Barefoot, 2007
4
The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition: Volume 5: ...
For example, contrary to the nativist theory, Li (1989) found that Chinese children overextend the imperfective ... errors: Korean children overextend the locative marker (-ey) that co—occurs only with stative verbs to activity/process verbs, such  ...
Dan Isaac Slobin, 2014
5
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
"Above all," he added, "they should not overextend themselves and become house-poor." The attorney's phrase was "a reasonable home," and he put it in terms of space: three bedrooms and two baths. The other three men came forward with ...
6
Corporate Power in Civil Society
Overextend. Protection. of. Collegial. Formations? Compare the specificity of the three steps we just presented, and their potential to orient the corporate judiciary as an institution, to the way legal scholars sympathetic to the Time-Warner ...
David Sciulli, 2001
7
Cambridge Business English Dictionary
Compare underestimate overextend /lauvarrk'stend/ verb [l or T] 1 FINANCE to spend too much money, or borrow more money than you Can pay back: It is a sad fact that many people overextended their mortgage commitments and now face ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
8
Forex Market Winner
Do not overextend yourself As you have seen, your broker offers leverage on your account which is vital because it is this leverage which allows you to make so much money trading Forex. Nevertheless, you should never overextend yourself ...
Tom Benrimo
9
MTD Solar Heating
The bottom end should overextend by at least 2” and the top end should overextend by at least 4”. The drawing does not demonstrate the overlap at the top, but it's important that you overextend the underlayment. After the absorber plate and ...
John Canivan, 2007
10
Computer Viruses and Malware
5.3.3 Overextend A virus can push the boundaries of an emulator in an effort to either crash the emulator — not likely for a mature anti-virus emulator — or detect that the virus is being run under emulation, so that the virus can take appropriate  ...
John Aycock, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREXTEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overextend is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Balance key to avoiding burnout with summer contact
“For this summer we didn't change a whole lot,” Bay Port boys basketball coach Nate Rykal said. “We just don't want to overextend the kids. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Growing pains: Where will Reno area's water come from?
“We plan for the worst and manage for the worst … so we don't overextend ourselves,” Erwin said. “Even though we're going through a period ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
3
Brantford's David Hearn is grace under pressure at Canadian Open
"I obviously gave it a little bit of respect and I didn't try to overextend it. "I got through that mistake. You need a good break here and there when ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»
4
Demanding aging parents can be a challenge
Let an aging parent overextend you and everyone involved suffers. Understand your own limits, reasonably and realistically, and you can be ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
5
The Reds should trade Todd Frazier
They refused to overextend themselves and give Albert Pujols a boatload of money after winning the World Series in 2011. In 2013, they traded ... «Beyond the Box Score, Jul 15»
6
El Monte council members storm out of meeting, want to censure …
“He is a bully, he tries to intimidate us and tries to overextend his authority as mayor at every chance he gets.” For decades, each council ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Report: Free agent defenseman Cody Franson looking at '5 or 6' teams
... although don't be the farm on it. Just don't “overextend” his abilities (by putting him in a top-6 role), Claude Julien, and he might be “ok.” ... «Sun Times National, Jul 15»
8
Silvercreeks winning on junior diamond
While the size of the Creeks pitching staff is small, they didn't ask any of them to overextend themselves in their outings. "It really hasn't been ... «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
9
Freemium Field Test: Disney Dodo Pop is good-natured, gumball …
While Disney has a tendency to slap its characters onto generic puzzle game retreads, or overextend its original ideas until they feel like ... «Macworld, Jul 15»
10
Looks Like Someone Has a Sixpack of the Mondays
Still...you don't want to overextend yourself at the running back position. We would all like to see Alf play for a decade here and challenge some ... «Hogs Haven, Jul 15»

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