overbalance
overbalance · overbalances · overbalanced · overbalancing
To be more important thanTo be more important than; to outweigh.
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbæləns/
» The first time I tried out my new bike I overbalanced and fell off.
Meaning
4 sensesTo be more important than; to outweigh.
(transitive)To cause an imbalance in (something) by means of excess weight or numbers.
(transitive)To throw (someone or something) off balance; to cause to capsize.
cause to be off balance
(intransitive)To lose one's balance; to fall over.
Examples
1 sentencesThe first time I tried out my new bike I overbalanced and fell off.
Forms
overbalances, overbalancing, overbalanced, overbalanced| Base form | overbalance · to overbalance |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overbalances |
| Present participle | overbalancing |
| Past simple | overbalanced |
| Past participle | overbalanced |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- weigh more heavily:preponderateoutweighoutbalance
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle