overpackage
overpackage · overpackages · overpackaged · overpackaging
To package wastefully in more material than necessaryTo package wastefully in more material than necessary.
» Most of the food we buy in supermarkets is overpackaged.
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1 sensesTo package wastefully in more material than necessary.
Examples
1 sentencesMost of the food we buy in supermarkets is overpackaged.
Origin
From over- + package.From over- + package.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
overpackages, overpackaging, overpackaged, overpackaged| Base form | overpackage · to overpackage |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overpackages |
| Present participle | overpackaging |
| Past simple | overpackaged |
| Past participle | overpackaged |
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.