overcorrect en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English correct English overcorrect From over- + correct.
Meanings
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To correct too sharply or too much
[…] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.
2007 July 5, Michelle York, “Alcohol Not a Factor in S.U.V. Crash That Killed 5 Friends”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcorrected | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcorrected | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overcorrecting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcorrects | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |