overextend
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o·ver·ex·tend
(ō′vər-ĭk-stĕnd′)tr.v. o·ver·ex·tend·ed, o·ver·ex·tend·ing, o·ver·ex·tends
1. To expand or disperse beyond a safe or reasonable limit: overextended their defenses.
2. To obligate (oneself) beyond a limit, especially a financial one.
o′ver·ex·ten′sion n.
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overextend
(ˌəʊvərɪkˈstɛnd)vb (tr)
to extend (something) too far
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o•ver•ex•tend
(ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd)v.t.
1. to extend or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point.
2. to obligate (oneself) to more activities than one has time or resources for.
[1935–40]
o`ver•ex•ten′sion (-ˈstɛn ʃən) n.
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overextend
Past participle: overextended
Gerund: overextending
| Imperative |
|---|
| overextend |
| overextend |
| Present |
|---|
| I overextend |
| you overextend |
| he/she/it overextends |
| we overextend |
| you overextend |
| they overextend |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overextended |
| you overextended |
| he/she/it overextended |
| we overextended |
| you overextended |
| they overextended |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am overextending |
| you are overextending |
| he/she/it is overextending |
| we are overextending |
| you are overextending |
| they are overextending |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overextended |
| you have overextended |
| he/she/it has overextended |
| we have overextended |
| you have overextended |
| they have overextended |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overextending |
| you were overextending |
| he/she/it was overextending |
| we were overextending |
| you were overextending |
| they were overextending |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overextended |
| you had overextended |
| he/she/it had overextended |
| we had overextended |
| you had overextended |
| they had overextended |
| Future |
|---|
| I will overextend |
| you will overextend |
| he/she/it will overextend |
| we will overextend |
| you will overextend |
| they will overextend |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overextended |
| you will have overextended |
| he/she/it will have overextended |
| we will have overextended |
| you will have overextended |
| they will have overextended |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overextending |
| you will be overextending |
| he/she/it will be overextending |
| we will be overextending |
| you will be overextending |
| they will be overextending |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been overextending |
| you have been overextending |
| he/she/it has been overextending |
| we have been overextending |
| you have been overextending |
| they have been overextending |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overextending |
| you will have been overextending |
| he/she/it will have been overextending |
| we will have been overextending |
| you will have been overextending |
| they will have been overextending |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overextending |
| you had been overextending |
| he/she/it had been overextending |
| we had been overextending |
| you had been overextending |
| they had been overextending |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would overextend |
| you would overextend |
| he/she/it would overextend |
| we would overextend |
| you would overextend |
| they would overextend |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have overextended |
| you would have overextended |
| he/she/it would have overextended |
| we would have overextended |
| you would have overextended |
| they would have overextended |
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Verb 1. overextend - strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
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