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Meaning of "overthought" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERTHOUGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERTHOUGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overthought 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 overthought in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERTHOUGHT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overthought
we let´s overthought
you overthought
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overthought
Past participle
overthoughted
Present Participle
overthoughting
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 BEGIN LIKE OVERTHOUGHT

overtaught
overtax
overtaxation
overtaxed
overteach
overtedious
overteem
overthick
overthin
overthink
overthrew
overthrow
overthrower
overthrown
overthrust
overthwart
overtight
overtighten
overtime
overtime ban

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERTHOUGHT

aforethought
afterthought
bethought
bought
brought
caught
dreadnought
drought
forethought
fought
free thought
hard-fought
New Thought
nought
ought
overbought
second thought
sought
thought
unthought
wrought

Synonyms and antonyms of overthought in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overthought» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERTHOUGHT

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

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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Javanese

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Translator English - Vietnamese

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Translator English - Tamil

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Translator English - Marathi

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Translator English - Turkish

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Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of overthought

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERTHOUGHT»

The term «overthought» is normally little used and occupies the 147.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERTHOUGHT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERTHOUGHT»

Discover the use of overthought in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overthought and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lovescape Crucified: A Study of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Referring to his study of choral lyrics of Greek tragic plays, Hopkins finds: Two strains of thought running together and like counterpointed; the overthought that which everybody, editors, see... and which might for instance be abridged or ...
Soumyajit Samanta, 2005
2
Body of vision: Northrop Frye and the Poetics of Mind
But they leave open questions, which deserve serious investigation, about how to distinguish – both theoretically and in particular cases – the ideological overthought from the mythic underthought, how the texts convey and weight these ...
Michael Sinding, 2014
3
Northrop Frye: The Theoretical Imagination
Underthought is made up of the progression of metaphor and images that affords an 'emotional counterpoint' to the overthought, which it supplements and often contradicts. Frye cites Shakespeare's Henry V as a good example (1990e: 57–9;  ...
Jonathan Hart, 2005
4
Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde
In a discussion with his friend A. W. M. Baillie about Greek lyrical passages ( about which Hopkins had begun writing a book), Hopkins explains his coinages ' overthought' and 'underthought': In any lyric passage of the tragic poets [...] there are ...
Michael Matthew Kaylor, 2006
5
Reading the Underthought: Jewish Hermeneutics and the ...
Whereas theological thought and doctrinal formulations at- tempt to name things as properly as possible and demand assent, po- etic language often sets in motion a tension between overthought and underthought that renders familiar ideas ...
Kinereth Meyer, Rachel Salmon Deshen, 2010
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Agonistic Poetry: The Pindaric Mode in Pindar, Horace, ...
A precis of the "overthought" of these lines would run something like this: "We will build a hall fronted by golden pillars, for the beginning of a work must shine far and wide. If there were a man, by heredity a founder of Syracuse and by merit an  ...
William Fitzgerald, 1987
7
Words with Power: Being a Second Study of The Bible and ...
It has for its overthought a patriotic theme about a heroic English king who invaded and conquered France, and that overthought is still there. But if we listen carefully to the emotional impact of everything said in the play, we soon realize that ...
Northrop Frye, Michael Dolzani, 2008
8
Style and Rhetoric of Short Narrative Fiction: Covert ...
“In any lyric passage of the tragic poets,” Hopkins wrote in a letter of 1883, “. . . there are— usually; Iwill not say always, it is not likely—two strains ofthought running together and like counterpointed; the overthought that which everybody,  ...
Dan Shen, 2013
9
The Space Between: Literary Epiphany in the Work of Annie ...
Hopkins recognized the two-tiered operation of the poet's language when he wrote to a friend in 1883 that certain works of literature have two strains of thought running together and like counterpointed; the overthought that which everybody, ...
Sandra Humble Johnson, 1992
10
Buried Astrolabe: Canadian Dramatic Imagination and Western ...
It may be helpful to think of this as essentially a variation of the “isotopy” concept — Gerard Manley Hopkins's separation of poetic meaning into “overthought” and “underthought.” “Overthought” is the surface pattern that is apparent to ...
Craig S. Walker, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERTHOUGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overthought is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chelsea's Mourinho mastering Montreal
Back home every move he makes, every word he utters is overanalyzed and overthought by the media and public alike in their insatiable ... «TSN, Jul 15»
2
Tim Freedman channels the forgotten Harry Nilsson in his one-man …
"For the first part of his career he really overthought his songs," says Freedman. "They're quite highly wrought. But by the same token, the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Naco Taco is all about style over substance
It's not overthought. It's what more dishes at Naco Taco should be. Cabeza ahogada is pig's head, bacon, avocado, and tomatillo crema. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
ON THE RISE: Adam Gontier On Bringing Saint Asonia's Debut …
The lyrics on the record are not overthought and didn't go through a filter of a bunch of other people before working them in as part of the songs. «Icon Vs. Icon, Jul 15»
5
'Sharknado 3' Star Ian Ziering on Acting Naturally "When the Shark …
... and they're not intended for overthinkers, so when I first approached this script, I didn't know the rating and I overthought it, and I was averse ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Kerchief: Machines and AnimalsMachines and Animals (2015)
The best part is this is never overthought but always sounds fluid and natural. This is most apparent on the albums third track, “Caught Up,” ... «Punknews.org, Jul 15»
7
I Regret My iPhone 6, Now I Want Android
... scroll through my most recent updates, I've either forgotten what I wanted to tweet about or overthought the verbiage of my 140 characters. «Tom's Guide, Jul 15»
8
10 Signs You May Have Chosen The Wrong Bridesmaid, Because …
shouldn't be overthought (you wouldn't wear half of the stuff she does, but you've never had the gall to vocalize it before). Your wedding will be beautiful since ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
Mike Trout continues his dominance with walk-off homer against …
However, Uehara may have gotten too cute this time, or perhaps overthought his approach too much. Rather than attack Trout with his splitter ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
10
Overthought Bubble #3: How Valiant Could Change the Comic …
If you look at the market shares you will see Marvel and DC taking anywhere from 70%-80% in any given month. Image is next in line with ... «The Outhouse, Jul 15»

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