overrely en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + rely.
Meanings
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To rely too much (on something or someone); to be overly dependent (on) or expectant (about).
Practical experience suggests that there are circumstances in which managers have a tendency to overrely on tests.
2008, SL Martin, “Managers also overrely on tests”, in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, volume 1, number 3, →DOI, pages 359–360:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overrelies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overrelied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overrelied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overrelying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |