overfeed en · VERB
Pronunciation
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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 feed English overfeed From over- + feed.
Meanings
- (transitive) To feed a person or animal too much.
- (intransitive) To eat more than is necessary.
- To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overfed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overfed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overfeeds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overfeeding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
es sobrealimentar (too feed too much to) · fr suralimenter (too feed too much to) · de überfüttern (too feed too much to) · tl bultakin (too feed too much to) · hu túltáplál (too feed too much to) · it sovralimentare (too feed too much to) · ko 과식하다 (too feed too much to) · ca sobrealimentar (too feed too much to) · de überernähren (too feed too much to) · sv övergöda (too feed too much to) · gl sobrealimentar (too feed too much to) · wa fornouri (too feed too much to)