oversense 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- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English oversense From over- + sense.
Meanings
- To sense or detect too much, or more than is actually present.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oversenses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| oversensed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oversensed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| oversensing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |