overharvest
overharvest · overharvests · overharvested · overharvesting
To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high levelTo harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
Meaning
1 sensesTo harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
The fish in this area have been overharvested for years.
Examples
2 sentencesDredging, pollution and overharvesting led to the disappearance of the oysters decades ago.
Disease, poor water quality and decades of overharvest have drastically reduced the bay's natural oyster population.
Forms
overharvests, overharvesting, overharvested, overharvested| Base form | overharvest · to overharvest |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overharvests |
| Present participle | overharvesting |
| Past simple | overharvested |
| Past participle | overharvested |
regular · Lesson
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.