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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overthought en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈəʊ.və.θɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌoʊ.vɚˈθɑt/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌəʊ.vəˈθɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ō′vər-thôt′
  • /ˌoʊ.vɚˈθɔt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From overthink.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overthink
    form of overthink

overthought en · NOUN · etymology 2

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 *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English overthought From over- + thought.

Meanings

  1. Excessive thought or thinking

Forms

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