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overextend
o·ver·ex·tend O0181800 (ō′vər-ĭk-stĕnd′)tr.v. o·ver·ex·tend·ed, o·ver·ex·tend·ing, o·ver·ex·tends 1. To expand or disperse beyond a safe or reasonable limit: overextended their defenses.2. To obligate (oneself) beyond a limit, especially a financial one.
o′ver·ex·ten′sion n.overextend (ˌəʊvərɪkˈstɛnd) vb (tr) to extend (something) too faro•ver•ex•tend (ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd)
v.t. 1. to extend or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point. 2. to obligate (oneself) to more activities than one has time or resources for. [1935–40] o`ver•ex•ten′sion (-ˈstɛn ʃən) n. overextend
Past participle: overextended
Gerund: overextending
| Imperative |
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| overextend | | overextend |
| Present |
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| I overextend | | you overextend | | he/she/it overextends | | we overextend | | you overextend | | they overextend |
| Preterite |
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| I overextended | | you overextended | | he/she/it overextended | | we overextended | | you overextended | | they overextended |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overextending | | you are overextending | | he/she/it is overextending | | we are overextending | | you are overextending | | they are overextending |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overextended | | you have overextended | | he/she/it has overextended | | we have overextended | | you have overextended | | they have overextended |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overextending | | you were overextending | | he/she/it was overextending | | we were overextending | | you were overextending | | they were overextending |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overextended | | you had overextended | | he/she/it had overextended | | we had overextended | | you had overextended | | they had overextended |
| Future |
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| I will overextend | | you will overextend | | he/she/it will overextend | | we will overextend | | you will overextend | | they will overextend |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 Continuous |
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| 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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| 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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| 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 |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| 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 |
| Conditional |
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| I would overextend | | you would overextend | | he/she/it would overextend | | we would overextend | | you would overextend | | they would overextend |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overextended | | you would have overextended | | he/she/it would have overextended | | we would have overextended | | you would have overextended | | they would have overextended |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | overextend - strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"overstrainstrain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" |
overextend
Synonyms for overextendverb strain excessivelySynonymsRelated Words |