overshoot
verb /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/
/ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overshoot | /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt/ |
| he / she / it overshoots | /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːts/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃuːts/ |
| past simple overshot | /ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃɑːt/ |
| past participle overshot | /ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃɑːt/ |
| -ing form overshooting | /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃuːtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to go further than the place you intended to stop or turn
- overshoot something The aircraft overshot the runway.
- overshoot (something) (by something) She had overshot by 20 metres.
- [transitive] overshoot something (by something) to do more or to spend more money than you originally planned
- The department may overshoot its cash limit this year.