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overdo (verb)

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  • overdo — ► VERB (overdoes; past overdid; past part. overdone) 1) do (something) excessively or in an exaggerated manner. 2) (overdo it/things) exhaust oneself. 3) use or add too much of. 4) (overdone …   English terms dictionary

  • overdo — verb past tense overdid, past participle overdone, (T) 1 to do something more than is suitable or natural: Don t overdo the praise. She wasn t that good. | overdo it: I think Trudy s overdone it with the all the lace and frills in the bedroom. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overdo — verb 1) she overdoes the love scenes Syn: exaggerate, overstate, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, overdramatize; informal ham up, camp up Ant: understate 2) don t overdo the desserts Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • overdo — verb (overdoes, overdoing; past overdid; past participle overdone) exaggerate. ↘use too much of. ↘(overdo it/things) exhaust oneself. ↘[often as adjective overdone] overcook (food). Derivatives overdoer noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • overdo — verb (overdid; overdone; overdoing; overdoes) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to do in excess b. to use to excess c. exaggerate 2. to cook too long 3. exhaust …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • overdo — verb /ˈovəɻdu/ To do too much of something …   Wiktionary

  • overdo — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈduː] / US [ˌoʊvərˈdu] verb [transitive] Word forms overdo : present tense I/you/we/they overdo he/she/it overdoes present participle overdoing past tense overdid UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈdɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈdɪd] past participle overdone UK… …   English dictionary

  • overdo — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)du͟ː[/t]] overdoes, overdoing, overdid, overdone 1) VERB If someone overdoes something, they behave in an exaggerated or extreme way. [V n] ...a recognition by the US central bank that it may have overdone its tightening when it… …   English dictionary

  • overdo — o|ver|do [ ,ouvər du ] (past tense o|ver|did [ ,ouvər dıd ] ; past participle o|ver|done [ ,ouvər dʌn ] ) verb transitive to do, say, use, etc. more of something that you should: Don t overdo the spices or you ll lose the flavor of the meat. I… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • overdo — /oʊvəˈdu / (say ohvuh dooh) verb (t) (overdid, overdone, overdoing) 1. to do to excess: to overdo exercise. 2. to carry to excess or beyond the proper limit. 3. to overact (a part); exaggerate. 4. to cook too much; overcook. –phrase 5. overdo it …  

  • overdo — [ˌəʊvəˈduː] (past tense overdid [ˌəʊvəˈdɪd] ; past participle overdone [ˌəʊvəˈdʌn] ) verb [T] to do or use more of something that you should Don t overdo it (= work too hard) or you ll make yourself ill.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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