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overuse

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoveruseo‧ver‧use /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive] to use something too much, especially so that it is not effective anymore or it is damaged Students tend to overuse certain words. —overuse /-ˈjuːs/ noun [uncountable] the overuse of natural resources→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusoveruse• Ed tends to overuse management jargon.• Many kindergarten and first-grade classrooms probably overuse memorized texts.• Focus on certain muscle groups for sports that tend to overuse specific muscles.• But be sure later to learn specific items and don't overuse the generic terms.
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Verb table
overuse
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they overuse
he, she, it overuses
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they overused
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have overused
he, she, it has overused
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had overused
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will overuse
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have overused
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Continuous Form
Present
I am overusing
he, she, it is overusing
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you, we, they are overusing
Past
I, he, she, it was overusing
you, we, they were overusing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been overusing
he, she, it has been overusing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been overusing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be overusing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been overusing
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