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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
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle 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
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Excessive thought or thinking
Forms