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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overexert en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + exert.

Meanings

  1. To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.
    • “But the real trick”, he said, “is to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself in the first place.” The key to post-exercise chic is simply not to sweat. Of course, it’s the first rule of style. Never, ever overdo it. 2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overexerted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overexerted Tense=Past lexicographic
overexerts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overexerting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (12)

hu megerőltet (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · pl przemęczyć się (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · hu túlerőltet (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · bg пренапрягам се (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · ja 無理する (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · de sich überanstrengen (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · pl przemęczać się (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · es sobreesforzar (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · pl nadwerężać się (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · hu túlfeszít (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · pl nadwerężyć się (exert oneself to an excessive degree) · sv överanstränga (exert oneself to an excessive degree)