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" So many Irish actors overplay that modesty because they're afraid people will judge them and say, 'The state of yer man, he thinks he's great,' or whatever."
Jack Reynor

Meaning of "overplay" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERPLAY

ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERPLAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overplay 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 overplay in English.

WHAT DOES OVERPLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overplay in the English dictionary

The definition of overplay in the dictionary is to exaggerate the importance of.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERPLAY

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overplay
we let´s overplay
you overplay
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overplay
Past participle
overplayed
Present Participle
overplaying
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 OVERPLAY

airplay · cosplay · display · foreplay · gameplay · interplay · misplay · nonplay · outplay · play · play-by-play · plug-and-play · plug´n´play · redisplay · replay · role-play · screenplay · stroke-play · underplay · wordplay

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERPLAY

overpersuasion · overpert · overpessimistic · overpicture · overpitch · overplaid · overplan · overplanned · overplanning · overplant · overplay one´s hand · overplot · overplotted · overplotting · overplus · overply · overpoise · overpopulate · overpopulated · overpopulation

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERPLAY

air display · by-play · child´s play · counterplay · double play · fair play · firework display · foul play · fourplay · LED display · liquid-crystal display · net play · one-act play · plug and play · power play · screen display · stroke play · three-act play · triple play · uplay

Synonyms and antonyms of overplay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overplay» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF OVERPLAY

Find out the translation of overplay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of overplay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overplay» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

夸大
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

exagerar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

overplay
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

overplay
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المبالغة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

переигрывать
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

overplay
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাড়াবাড়ি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

exagérer
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Overplay
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

übertreiben
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

過大評価する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

과장된 연기
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Overplay
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overplay
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அளவுக்குமீறி முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்துள்ளார்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरप्ले
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

fazla önemsemek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

overplay
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

overplay
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

перегравати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

overplay
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερεκτιμήσουμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorspeel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överspela
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

play
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overplay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPLAY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of overplay
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overplay

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «OVERPLAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overplay.
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Jack Reynor
So many Irish actors overplay that modesty because they're afraid people will judge them and say, 'The state of yer man, he thinks he's great,' or whatever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERPLAY»

Discover the use of overplay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overplay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Youth Basketball Drills
To combat the dribbling offensive series, the defender must either use slide steps and stay equal to the attacker's dribbling advances or hustle into an overplay to cut off the attacker's opportunity to continue the dribble. a. If the defender uses ...
Burrall Paye, Patrick Paye
2
101 Tricks for iPhone & iPad
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Dirk Kunde
3
Great Preaching on Thanksgiving
Brother, there is one note you cannot overplay, and that is the Jesus note. The blood note, the resurrection note, the regeneration note, the salvation-by-grace- through-faith-in-the-atoning-blood note — you cannot overplay those. But there are ...
‎2000
4
Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, The Second Edition of the ...
In order to do so, the on-ball defender should attempt to overplay the topside with his body and stick and force the ball carrier to the area behind the goal, the X- behind. In forcing a dodger behind the goal rather than allowing him to dodge to  ...
David G. Pietramala, Neil A. Grauer, 2008
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
overplay. overplay your hand spoil your chance of success through excessive confidence in your position. In a card game, if you overplay your hand, you play a hand on the basis of an overestimate of your likelihood of winning.
Judith Siefring, 2004
6
Billboard
Highlights of the presentation included methods for merchandising music for the " swinging" under -26 -year -old population, promoting Little LP's, attracting " overplay" with the dollar bill acceptor's option kits, getting more 50-cent pieces into ...
7
The World Almanac and Encyclopedia
AMERICAN WHIST— Continued. II. Where the iiTefmlarity is discovered w-hen the hand Is taken up for overplay, and before such overplay has begun: The hand in which the irregularity is so discovered must be sent back to the table from ...
‎1895
8
The Whist Reference Book: Wherein Information is Presented ...
Where the irregularity is discovered before or during the original play of a hand: There must be a new deal, x Where the irregularity is discovered when the hand is taken up for overplay, and before such overplay has begun: The hand in which  ...
William Mill Butler, 1898
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Elective Mutism:: A Handbook for Educators, Counsellors and ...
OVERPLAYING THE MALINGERED RESPONSE The "overplay" approach assumes that malingerers who are naive to elective mutism will "overplay" the role so that their malingered use of silence does not resemble true elective mutism.
N.H. Hadley, Norman Harvey Hadley, 1994
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Foster's whist manual: A complete system of instruction in ...
Where the irregularity is discovered when the hand is taken up for overplay, and before such overplay has begun, the hand in which the irregularity is so discovered must be sent back to the table from which it was last received, and the error ...
Robert Frederick Foster, 1894

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERPLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overplay is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quotes of the Day
... the reporters who exposed the story are the story. It's only a matter of time before Republicans “pounce” and probably “overplay their hand.” ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
2
Shields and Brooks on guns, Iran, and whether Clinton's emails will …
I think the one salvation she has is that the Republicans will overplay, House Republicans in particular, will overplay their hand, with the ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
3
Salvador Perez' playing time, optimal pitches and Kelvin Herrera's …
If the past is any indication they'll talk about managing Salvy's playing time and continue to overplay him. Teams like fans to think of them as ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
4
Review: 'Paper Towns' does what it's supposed to
Actors in these roles tend to overplay them, either with an over-exaggeration of happiness or sadness. Not Wolff. Hearing him crack his voice or ... «UTA The Shorthorn, Jul 15»
5
Three Cheers: 'Bring It On' musical focuses on competing cheer …
It's hard not to overplay it and cross the line. I have to make her a character, not a caricature.” The musical, based on the 2000 hit movie of the ... «Salina Journal, Jul 15»
6
Four Decade Low In US Initial Jobless Claims
I don't want to overplay this effect, it's not something that is a major cause of this fall in jobless claims. But it is in there: this fall is not just ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
Big Brother 17 Spoilers: Audrey Middleton Acts Like Bratty Child As …
The biggest problems for Audrey are her lying and tendency to overplay the game. Now, with Shelli in power and Vanessa having won the Veto ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
8
Yukiya Amano: the world's eyes on Iran
"The agency must investigate legitimate concerns but not overplay its hand." Diplomats in Vienna said Amano was known for circumventing ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
9
'All eyes on Iran' - IAEA boss Yukiya Amano
"The agency must investigate legitimate concerns but not overplay its hand." Diplomats in Vienna said Amano was known for circumventing ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
10
Ten Grands on the Green raises money for music education
“The biggest thing is not to overplay; if everybody's pounding (on keys), you can't hear anything. You have to really listen closely, you can't ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
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