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overcount en · NOUN

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- Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English overcount From over- + count.

Meanings

  1. An incorrect count that is too high.

Forms

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overcounts Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

undercount

overcount 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- Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English overcount From over- + count.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
    • The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
  2. (transitive) To outnumber.

Forms

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overcounts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overcounted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overcounted Tense=Past lexicographic
overcounting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

undercount

Translations (1)

es contar de más (to count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another)