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overprotect
o·ver·pro·tect O0189400 (ō′vər-prə-tĕkt′)tr.v. o·ver·pro·tect·ed, o·ver·pro·tect·ing, o·ver·pro·tects To protect too much; coddle: overprotected their children. o′ver·pro·tec′tion n.o′ver·pro·tec′tive adj.o′ver·pro·tec′tive·ness n.overprotect (ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛkt) vb (tr) to protect more than necessary, esp to shield (a child) excessively so as to inhibit its development ˌoverproˈtective adjoverprotect Past participle: overprotected Gerund: overprotecting
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overprotect | overprotect |
Present |
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I overprotect | you overprotect | he/she/it overprotects | we overprotect | you overprotect | they overprotect |
Preterite |
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I overprotected | you overprotected | he/she/it overprotected | we overprotected | you overprotected | they overprotected |
Present Continuous |
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I am overprotecting | you are overprotecting | he/she/it is overprotecting | we are overprotecting | you are overprotecting | they are overprotecting |
Present Perfect |
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I have overprotected | you have overprotected | he/she/it has overprotected | we have overprotected | you have overprotected | they have overprotected |
Past Continuous |
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I was overprotecting | you were overprotecting | he/she/it was overprotecting | we were overprotecting | you were overprotecting | they were overprotecting |
Past Perfect |
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I had overprotected | you had overprotected | he/she/it had overprotected | we had overprotected | you had overprotected | they had overprotected |
Future |
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I will overprotect | you will overprotect | he/she/it will overprotect | we will overprotect | you will overprotect | they will overprotect |
Future Perfect |
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I will have overprotected | you will have overprotected | he/she/it will have overprotected | we will have overprotected | you will have overprotected | they will have overprotected |
Future Continuous |
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I will be overprotecting | you will be overprotecting | he/she/it will be overprotecting | we will be overprotecting | you will be overprotecting | they will be overprotecting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been overprotecting | you have been overprotecting | he/she/it has been overprotecting | we have been overprotecting | you have been overprotecting | they have been overprotecting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been overprotecting | you will have been overprotecting | he/she/it will have been overprotecting | we will have been overprotecting | you will have been overprotecting | they will have been overprotecting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been overprotecting | you had been overprotecting | he/she/it had been overprotecting | we had been overprotecting | you had been overprotecting | they had been overprotecting |
Conditional |
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I would overprotect | you would overprotect | he/she/it would overprotect | we would overprotect | you would overprotect | they would overprotect |
Past Conditional |
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I would have overprotected | you would have overprotected | he/she/it would have overprotected | we would have overprotected | you would have overprotected | they would have overprotected | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | overprotect - care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"mother, fussgive care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" | | 2. | overprotect - protect excessively; "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" | TranslationsMedicalSeeoverprotectionoverprotect
Synonyms for overprotectverb care for like a motherSynonymsRelated Wordsverb protect excessivelyRelated Words |