oversend
oversend · oversends · oversent · oversending
To send an amount greater than what is requiredTo send an amount greater than what is required; to oversupply.
Meaning
3 sensesTo send an amount greater than what is required; to oversupply.
(ambitransitive)To send (a message, etc.) to too many people.
To send over, transmit.
Origin
From Middle English oversenden (“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan (“tFrom Middle English oversenden (“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan (“to transmit”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *sandijaną (“to send”), corresponding to over- + send. Cognate with Middle Dutch oversenden (“to send over”), German übersenden (“to send, transmit”).
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Forms
oversends, oversending, oversent, oversentLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle