Meaning

1 senses

  1. To save more money than is necessary or prudent.

Origin

From over- + save.

From over- + save.

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Forms

oversaves, oversaving, oversaved, oversaved
Base formoversave · to oversave
3rd person singularoversaves
Present participleoversaving
Past simpleoversaved
Past participleoversaved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoversave
he, she, itoversaves

Past simpleLesson

all personsoversaved

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill oversave

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoversaver

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overrideoverruleoverrunoverseasB2overseeC1oversensitive
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