Definitions for overdoˌoʊ vərˈdu
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•doˌoʊ vərˈdu(v.)-did, -done, -do•ing.
(v.t.)to do to excess; overindulge in.
to carry to excess or beyond the proper limit:
to overdo the charm with the boss.
to overact (a part); exaggerate.
to overtax the strength of; exhaust.
to overcook.
(v.i.)to do too much; go to extremes.
Origin of overdo:
bef. 1000
o`ver•do′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
overdo, exaggerate(verb)
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overdo(verb)ˌoʊ vərˈdu
to do or use too much
Put a little paint on the brush, but don't overdo it.
Wiktionary
overdo(Verb)
To do too much of something.
Translations for overdo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oordoen, oordryfAfrikaans
- يُفْرِط، يُبالِغArabic
- прекалявамBulgarian
- exagerarPortuguese (BR)
- přehánětCzech
- übertreibenGerman
- overdriveDanish
- παρακάνω, υπερβάλλωGreek
- exagerar, pasarse conSpanish
- liialdamaEstonian
- زیاده روی کردنFarsi
- liioitellaFinnish
- exagérerFrench
- לְהַגזִיםHebrew
- अति कर देनाHindi
- pretjeratiCroatian
- eltúlozHungarian
- membesar-besarkanIndonesian
- ofgeraIcelandic
- esagerareItalian
- やりすぎるJapanese
- …을 과장하다Korean
- perdėti, persistengtiLithuanian
- pārspīlētLatvian
- berlebih-lebihanMalay
- overdrijvenDutch
- overdriveNorwegian
- przesadzić, przetrzymaćPolish
- زیاده روی کردنPersian
- زياتى مثال په وينا يا په كولو كښىPashto
- exagerarPortuguese
- a exageraRomanian
- переборщитьRussian
- preháňaťSlovak
- pretiravatiSlovenian
- preteratiSerbian
- överdrivaSwedish
- ทำ; พูดเกินจริงThai
- abartmakTurkish
- 做得過度Chinese (Trad.)
- перебільшуватиUkrainian
- مبالغہ کرناUrdu
- hành động thái quáVietnamese
- 做得过度Chinese (Simp.)
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