overcorrect
(redirected from overcorrecting)o·ver·cor·rect
(ō′vər-kə-rĕkt′)v. o·ver·cor·rect·ed, o·ver·cor·rect·ing, o·ver·cor·rects
v.tr.
To correct beyond what is needed, appropriate, or usual, especially when resulting in a mistake.
v.intr.
To correct something to an excessive or unusual degree.
o′ver·cor·rec′tion n.
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overcorrect
(ˌəʊvəkəˈrɛkt)vb (intr)
to correct excessively
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overcorrect
Past participle: overcorrected
Gerund: overcorrecting
| Imperative |
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| overcorrect |
| overcorrect |
| Present |
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| I overcorrect |
| you overcorrect |
| he/she/it overcorrects |
| we overcorrect |
| you overcorrect |
| they overcorrect |
| Preterite |
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| I overcorrected |
| you overcorrected |
| he/she/it overcorrected |
| we overcorrected |
| you overcorrected |
| they overcorrected |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overcorrecting |
| you are overcorrecting |
| he/she/it is overcorrecting |
| we are overcorrecting |
| you are overcorrecting |
| they are overcorrecting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overcorrected |
| you have overcorrected |
| he/she/it has overcorrected |
| we have overcorrected |
| you have overcorrected |
| they have overcorrected |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overcorrecting |
| you were overcorrecting |
| he/she/it was overcorrecting |
| we were overcorrecting |
| you were overcorrecting |
| they were overcorrecting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overcorrected |
| you had overcorrected |
| he/she/it had overcorrected |
| we had overcorrected |
| you had overcorrected |
| they had overcorrected |
| Future |
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| I will overcorrect |
| you will overcorrect |
| he/she/it will overcorrect |
| we will overcorrect |
| you will overcorrect |
| they will overcorrect |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overcorrected |
| you will have overcorrected |
| he/she/it will have overcorrected |
| we will have overcorrected |
| you will have overcorrected |
| they will have overcorrected |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overcorrecting |
| you will be overcorrecting |
| he/she/it will be overcorrecting |
| we will be overcorrecting |
| you will be overcorrecting |
| they will be overcorrecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overcorrecting |
| you have been overcorrecting |
| he/she/it has been overcorrecting |
| we have been overcorrecting |
| you have been overcorrecting |
| they have been overcorrecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overcorrecting |
| you will have been overcorrecting |
| he/she/it will have been overcorrecting |
| we will have been overcorrecting |
| you will have been overcorrecting |
| they will have been overcorrecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overcorrecting |
| you had been overcorrecting |
| he/she/it had been overcorrecting |
| we had been overcorrecting |
| you had been overcorrecting |
| they had been overcorrecting |
| Conditional |
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| I would overcorrect |
| you would overcorrect |
| he/she/it would overcorrect |
| we would overcorrect |
| you would overcorrect |
| they would overcorrect |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overcorrected |
| you would have overcorrected |
| he/she/it would have overcorrected |
| we would have overcorrected |
| you would have overcorrected |
| they would have overcorrected |
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