overcook
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overcook
(ˌəʊvəˈkʊk)vb (tr)
(Cookery) to cook (something) until dry, burnt, or inedible
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o•ver•cook
(ˌoʊ vərˈkʊk)v.t.
to cook excessively.
[1900–05]
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overcook
Past participle: overcooked
Gerund: overcooking
| Imperative |
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| overcook |
| overcook |
| Present |
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| I overcook |
| you overcook |
| he/she/it overcooks |
| we overcook |
| you overcook |
| they overcook |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overcooked |
| you overcooked |
| he/she/it overcooked |
| we overcooked |
| you overcooked |
| they overcooked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am overcooking |
| you are overcooking |
| he/she/it is overcooking |
| we are overcooking |
| you are overcooking |
| they are overcooking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overcooked |
| you have overcooked |
| he/she/it has overcooked |
| we have overcooked |
| you have overcooked |
| they have overcooked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overcooking |
| you were overcooking |
| he/she/it was overcooking |
| we were overcooking |
| you were overcooking |
| they were overcooking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overcooked |
| you had overcooked |
| he/she/it had overcooked |
| we had overcooked |
| you had overcooked |
| they had overcooked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will overcook |
| you will overcook |
| he/she/it will overcook |
| we will overcook |
| you will overcook |
| they will overcook |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overcooked |
| you will have overcooked |
| he/she/it will have overcooked |
| we will have overcooked |
| you will have overcooked |
| they will have overcooked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overcooking |
| you will be overcooking |
| he/she/it will be overcooking |
| we will be overcooking |
| you will be overcooking |
| they will be overcooking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been overcooking |
| you have been overcooking |
| he/she/it has been overcooking |
| we have been overcooking |
| you have been overcooking |
| they have been overcooking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overcooking |
| you will have been overcooking |
| he/she/it will have been overcooking |
| we will have been overcooking |
| you will have been overcooking |
| they will have been overcooking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overcooking |
| you had been overcooking |
| he/she/it had been overcooking |
| we had been overcooking |
| you had been overcooking |
| they had been overcooking |
| Conditional |
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| I would overcook |
| you would overcook |
| he/she/it would overcook |
| we would overcook |
| you would overcook |
| they would overcook |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overcooked |
| you would have overcooked |
| he/she/it would have overcooked |
| we would have overcooked |
| you would have overcooked |
| they would have overcooked |
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Verb 1. overcook - cook too long; "The vegetables were completely overcooked"
cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
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Translations
surcuire
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