Meaning

5 senses
  1. To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

    überziehen

    draw more money from than is available

  2. To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.

  3. (dated)To exaggerate.

  4. To draw over the top of existing content.

  5. To draw the air in through a harmonica while adjusting the mouth so that the note goes up a half tone.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. My account is overdrawn.

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  2. Tom has overdrawn his account.

    deTom hat sein Konto überzogen.

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  3. Tom is overdrawn.

    deTom hat sein Konto überzogen.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
withdraw more money from an account than there is credit:

Forms

overdraws, overdrawing, overdrew, overdrawn
Base formoverdraw · to overdraw
3rd person singularoverdraws
Present participleoverdrawing
Past simpleoverdrew
Past participleoverdrawn

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverdraw
he, she, itoverdraws

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverdrew

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overdraw

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoverdrawer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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