Meaning

1 senses

  1. To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.

    sich überanstrengen

    exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength

Examples

6 sentences

  1. I don't want you to overexert yourself.

    deIch möchte, dass du dich nicht überanstrengst.

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  2. Please be careful not to overexert yourself.

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  3. Don't overexert yourself.

    deÜberanstrengen Sie sich nicht.

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  4. Don't overexert yourselves.

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  5. Take care of your joints; don't overexert yourself.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exert oneself to an excessive degree:

Origin

From over- + exert.

From over- + exert.

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Forms

overexerts, overexerting, overexerted, overexerted
Base formoverexert · to overexert
3rd person singularoverexerts
Present participleoverexerting
Past simpleoverexerted
Past participleoverexerted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverexert
he, she, itoverexerts

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverexerted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overexert

Word family

1 related words
Relatedoverexertion

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overemotionaloveremphasizeB2overestimateB2overfeedoverfilloverflow
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