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overdo

Word family (noun) deed ≠ misdeed do doing (adjective) done overdone undone (verb) do outdo overdo redo undo
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverdoo‧ver‧do /ˌəʊvəˈduː $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense overdid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle overdone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular overdoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive] 1 EXAGGERATEto do something more than is suitable or natural Analysts believe that worries about the economy are overdone. Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.2 → overdo it 3 USE/CONSUMEto use too much of something I think I overdid the salt.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusoverdo• The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone.• Autumnal eyes are bold, obvious, slightly overdone, in deep, dark colors.• Most colors are still around, but perhaps not in the combinations that were overdone in the recent past.• He thinks that he probably overdid it in the gym tonight.• Most media release paper is designed to attract attention and if this is not overdone it is a sensible idea.• This line is so overdone it sounds completely insincere.• Big and bold or overdone, take your pick.• Don't overdo the praise. She wasn't that good.• There is now practically no danger, as there once was, of players overdoing vibrato.
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Verb table
overdo
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they overdo
he, she, it overdoes
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they overdid
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have overdone
he, she, it has overdone
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had overdone
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will overdo
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have overdone
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Continuous Form
Present
I am overdoing
he, she, it is overdoing
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you, we, they are overdoing
Past
I, he, she, it was overdoing
you, we, they were overdoing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been overdoing
he, she, it has been overdoing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been overdoing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be overdoing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been overdoing
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