Meaning

1 senses

  1. To caution excessively.

    Near-synonym: overwarn

Origin

From over- + caution.

From over- + caution.

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Forms

overcautions, overcautioning, overcautioned, overcautioned
Base formovercaution · to overcaution
3rd person singularovercautions
Present participleovercautioning
Past simpleovercautioned
Past participleovercautioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyovercaution
he, she, itovercautions

Past simpleLesson

all personsovercautioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overcautioned
he, she, ithas overcautioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overcaution

Synonyms

1 synonyms
overwarn

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overburdenovercastoverchargeovercoatB2

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