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Many nights, I would begin the evening fueled by caffeine and nicotine, which I needed to propel me out of torpor and hopelessness - only to overshoot into quaking, quivering anxiety.
Scott Stossel

Meaning of "overshoot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSHOOT

overshoot  [ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSHOOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overshoot is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overshoot in English.

WHAT DOES OVERSHOOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overshoot in the English dictionary

The first definition of overshoot in the dictionary is to shoot or go beyond. Other definition of overshoot is to cause to fly or taxi too far along during landing or taking off, or to fly or taxi too far along a runway. Overshoot is also to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSHOOT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overshoot
we let´s overshoot
you overshoot
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overshoot
Past participle
overshot
Present Participle
overshooting
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 OVERSHOOT


bumbershoot
ˈbʌmbəʃuːt
chute
ʃuːt
crapshoot
ˈkræpˌʃuːt
offshoot
ˈɒfˌʃuːt
outshoot
ˌaʊtˈʃuːt
parachute
ˈpærəˌʃuːt
photoshoot
ˈfəʊtəʊˌʃuːt
reshoot
riːˈʃuːt
rotachute
ˈrəʊtəˌʃuːt
shoot
ʃuːt
shoot-the-chute
ˈʃuːtðəˈʃuːt
Shute
ʃuːt
sideshoot
ˈsaɪdˌʃuːt
troubleshoot
ˈtrʌblˌʃuːt
undershoot
ˌʌndəˈʃuːt
upshoot
ʌpˈʃuːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSHOOT

oversetting
oversew
oversewn
oversexed
overshade
overshadow
oversharp
overshine
overshirt
overshoe
overshot
overshower
oversick
overside
oversight
oversimple
oversimplification
oversimplified
oversimplifies
oversimplify

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSHOOT

barefoot
boot
fashion shoot
foot
hoot
loot
not give a hoot
on the back foot
on the front foot
on the right foot
on the wrong foot
point-and-shoot
reboot
root
scoot
stone shoot
the whole shoot
to boot
turkey shoot
woot

Synonyms and antonyms of overshoot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overshoot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSHOOT

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rebasamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

overshoot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overshoot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجاوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выброс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লক্ষ্য অতিক্রম করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépasser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terlebih tembakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überschwingen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバーシュート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오버 슈트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overshoot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vượt qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல்பாய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरशूट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ileriye atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare oltre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeregulowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викид
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

depășire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπέρβασης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorskiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

översvängning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shoot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overshoot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSHOOT»

The term «overshoot» is regularly used and occupies the 71.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSHOOT» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «OVERSHOOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overshoot.
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Scott Stossel
Many nights, I would begin the evening fueled by caffeine and nicotine, which I needed to propel me out of torpor and hopelessness - only to overshoot into quaking, quivering anxiety.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSHOOT»

Discover the use of overshoot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overshoot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Overshoot
In the year 2032, eighty-year-old Moira Burke watches as life on Earth becomes a series of natural disasters due to global warming--and the planet's only hope may be a bold new genetic experiment called "The Green Man." Original.
Mona Clee, 1998
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Global Overshoot: Contemplating the World's Converging Problems
That is, an Overshoot Crisis could turn into an Overshoot Catastrophe. In addition to the conventional wisdom of Interventionism in some form or other, Chap. 5 discusses tough-minded Empiricism and tender-minded Reconstructionism as ...
doug cocks, 2013
3
Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation
But, if there are finite limits on population size, why can a population overshoot or exceed the equilibrium to begin with? Populations can overshoot their equilibrium because of lag effects.That is, at a certain popula— tion size, individuals will ...
Oswald J. Schmitz, 2013
4
Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
Overshoot. The future is no longer . . . what it might have been if humans had known how to use their brains and their opportunities more effectively. But the future can still become what we reasonably and realistically want. —Aurelio Peccei ...
Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows, 2004
5
Human-Induced Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Assessment
Overshoot. pathways. to. CO2. stabilization. in. a. multi-gas. context. T.M.L.. Wigley,. R.G.. Richels. and. J. A. Edmonds. Human-induced Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Assessment, ed. Michael Schlesinger, Haroon Kheshgi, Joel Smith, ...
Michael E. Schlesinger, Haroon S. Kheshgi, Joel Smith, 2007
6
Intelligent Gate Drive for High Power MOSFETs and IGBTs
An intelligent gate drive has been investigated for the gate control of power MOSFETs and IGBTs.
Lihua Chen, 2008
7
Electronic Devices And Integrated Circuits
7.10.5 Velocity Overshoot Effect Non-local effects are becoming more and more prominent as the MOSFET dimensions shrink to ultra short regime (submicron regime). In this regime drif-diffusion model breaks down where high field or rapid  ...
Singh, 2008
8
Quantum Heterostructures: Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
Another hot-electron effect important for high-speed device operation is the so- called velocity overshoot. To explain this phenomenon, let us mention that our previous conclusions have been reached for the steady-state case in which the ...
Vladimir Vasilʹevich Mitin, Viacheslav Kochelap, Michael A. Stroscio, 1999
9
When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, ...
Overshoot and Carrying Capacity The carrying capacity of any ecosystem is the maximum number of a specific organism that can be maintained indefinitely (“ sustainably”) by a particular habitat, given a particular set of stable circumstances , ...
Matthew Stein, 2008
10
Control System Fundamentals
Notice that Figures 8.5a and 8.5b have opposite slopes. As f diminishes from 1 to 0, the rise time drops while the percent overshoot increases. The settling time curve of Figure 8.5c provides a trade-off between percent overshoot and rise time .
William S. Levine, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSHOOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overshoot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scientists concerned climate targets unable to slow down global …
“That means that we will probably overshoot the target of 2°C and might have to deploy advanced technologies such as taking carbon out of the ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
2
The going gets tough for value managers
Yet this looks more like an acknowledgment of reality than a market overshoot. Given what is going on in the global economy together with the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Real estate prices continue rebound
“Will it overshoot the other way? Maybe,” but not like the last real estate cycle. That boom and bust was “singularly unique because of the ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
4
Marketing the TNW way #2: Deep dive on A/B testing
If you want to run around 200 tests a year it's important to overshoot this number when creating A/B ideas and make extras as well, though ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
5
Experts Say Vermonters Can Help Declining Monarch Butterfly …
... the monarch to overshoot its migration. Lastly, there's been abundant deforestation in the mountains of Mexico where the butterfly winters.” «The Vermont Standard, Jul 15»
6
5 excuses that we make when we overshoot our budget
What story did you tell yourself when you bought that expensive bag? What was the reason behind your impulsive shopping, which overshot ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
7
Gold: Flight from safety
And that means it can overshoot,” says Mr Cheveley who runs the $220m Investec Global gold fund. Gold bugs are, however, finding reasons to ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Bubble History Says Gold Selloff Could Be Complete
While gold or any other market could overshoot to the downside, history shows there is usually relatively little risk buying after the bubble has ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
9
AOC U2868PQU review
In the case of the AOC we also found it easy to overshoot settings when holding down to change brightness, for example, with numbers zipping ... «PC Advisor, Jul 15»
10
Interest rate 'dissidents' are growing inside the Bank of England
The so-called dissidents believe that growing wages and falling unemployment could see the Bank of England overshoot its 2% inflation target ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

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