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

regular · Lesson

Base formoversave · to oversave
3rd person singularoversaves
Present participleoversaving
Past simpleoversaved
Past participleoversaved

Tenses

oversave · oversaved · will oversave · have oversaved

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Present simpleLesson

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

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill oversave

Past simpleLesson

all personsoversaved

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoversaver

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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